Orlando’s Fast Growth in a Category All Its Own
Orlando is adding 500 new residents a week.[1] Expanding that view to the larger seven-county region, Central Florida is welcoming…
Q3 2019 Orlando Economic Update
Conflicting feelings surrounding the national economy create insights about the future of the current economic expansion and the Orlando region….
Q2 2019 Orlando Economic Update: Expansion Turns 10
The US economy has been growing for a decade, with the economic expansion officially turning 10 in June 2019. If…
Q1 2019 Orlando Economic Update: Threat of a Looming Recession
As quarter one of 2019 ends, one thing seems certain: the current economic expansion will not last forever; the scales…
Orlando is No. 1 for STEM Job Growth
Orlando has risen in the ranks for STEM job growth over the last seven years, topping cities including Boston, Atlanta,…
Orlando’s Export Economy and the Impact of Potential Chinese Tariffs
Threats of increased U.S. tariffs on Chinese goods last month fueled anxiety over a trade war between the world’s two…
Wage Growth: To Be or Not To Be
America may be getting a pay raise. New data released by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in February suggest…
Orlando Ranks No. 1 for Job Growth for the Third Year in a Row in 2017 [Context]
Job creation in 2017 injected a significant chunk of spending money into the region’s economy with projected direct impact of…
Record Number of Higher Education Students Complete Degree Programs in Orlando
Graduation day is a memorable occasion for any student – it marks the conclusion of years of study and hard…