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Economic Vitality measures the quantity and quality of jobs within a region, the relative incomes that its residents earn, the wealth they attain, and economic opportunities for its entrepreneurs.
Innovation measures the extent to which a community and its institutions are generating new ideas and inventions, and the market’s reception of these ideas.
Infrastructure measures the quantity and quality of the investment a region makes in underlying structures, including transportation and broadband internet.
Talent measures who is working today, and how well the region’s talent pipeline is being prepared for the jobs of tomorrow.
Civic Quality measures the affordability of a region, the health and safety of its citizens, and the recreational opportunities that impact its quality of life.
Outcomes measure the growth of the regional economy, the extent to which economic growth is being enjoyed by everyone, and the attractiveness of the region for its current and potential residents.
For the purpose of the Regional Competitiveness Report, the data presented for the Tampa Bay region reflects the eight counties of Citrus, Hernando, Hillsborough, Manatee, Pasco, Pinellas, Polk, and Sarasota.
The Tampa Bay Partnership is a coalition of regional business and nonprofit leaders, joined by a shared commitment to improving the personal and economic well-being of Tampa Bay residents. Through its foundation, the Partnership conducts objective, data-driven research to identify the region’s greatest challenges and measure our progress toward shared community goals. This work includes the Regional Competitiveness Report, which helps measure our region's performance against other communities nationwide.
Talent measures who is working today, and how well the region’s talent pipeline is being prepared for the jobs of tomorrow.
This indicator provides a broad-based view of the availability of labor (ages 25-64) in a market. With workforce identified by industry as a key component of growth, availability of a pipeline of prospective talent is imperative. It is important to look deeper into the labor market, identifying more clearly levels of educational attainment and the percentage of the labor force that is currently unemployed.
Labor force participation among those aged 25–64 increased by 1.1 percentage points to 78.54%, narrowing the gap with the U.S. average, though Tampa Bay remains last in this category.
Our regional focus on disconnected youth (ages 16–24 neither employed nor enrolled in school) is making a difference. The rate of disconnected youth improved from 11.29% to 10.77%, boosting the region’s ranking from 16th to 13th.
Labor Force Participation Rates
Disconnected Youth Rates:
