Posted on 04/02/2022 7:24:49 AM PDT by SeekAndFind
The Sunshine State is the new Silicon Valley.
Florida solidified its standing as a national tech hub last year — adding more new companies in the sector than any other state.
According to a report from the trade group CompTIA, Florida added 2,715 tech businesses last year — ahead of both Texas and California.
Florida had the second-highest number of tech jobs added last year at 10,522 — second to Texas which gained 10,851 positions.
Much of Florida’s tech growth was concentrated in Miami, which added 2,072 positions in the field last year.
New York — which still ranks third in the number of total tech jobs behind California and Texas — did not make the top 10 in either category, CompTIA found.
Driven by rising costs and challenging tax structures, established tech companies and startups have been looking outside of traditional business centers in recent years.
Industry analysts have also attributed tech booms in Florida, Texas and other states to the establishment of remote employment during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Despite this flight, California still reigned comfortably as the biggest tech employer in the nation with 1.4 million jobs last year, according to the study.
Texas was second with 790,000, New York third at 506,000 and Florida fourth at 446,000, the report showed.
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REPORT ALSO OBSERVES:
The ascent of both Florida and Texas in the tech realm has been accompanied by population surges in both states.
Florida added 211,000 residents in 2021 while Texas increased by 310,000, according to new U.S. Census data.
The problem is that all those tech workers moving from California and the Northeast are not voting Republican anytime soon. Good for the economy, but long term do we want Miami to become the next San Francisco?
TX & FL - no state income tax on individuals in either.
My daughter used to work as a Financial Data Analyst for JP Morgan in New York City.
Her entire department was moved to Plano, Texas in 2018. She refused to move, preferring to stay in NYC, hence, took a separation package.
Luckily, the job market was very good and she found a job with better pay in 3 months.
She tells me that this trend away from NYC isn’t only happening with JP Morgan.
The 4th Industrial Revolution moves to Texas and Florida. That will cause confusion for many.
Correct. Florida is doing just fine without having to import blue state libs into its work force.
Florida seems okay. We are getting a ton of people moving south seeking freedom. That is more than outweighing the liberal transplants. I do worry about Texas - not in 2022, but the next 5-10 years. They are getting a lot more California arrivals.
I’m a lifelong NYSer, live in a red county.
The only folks we know who’ve moved out have been conservatives.
Only folks we know who’ve moved in, lefties.
flooding the state with tech libs from CA and WA
This will unlikely be read by the thread posters, but the readers and lurkers who want information that is based in reality might.
This is the 4th Industrial Revolution:
https://manufacturingdata.io/newsroom/timeline-of-revolutions/#:~:text=The%20Third%20Industrial%20Revolution%2C%20or,the%20discovery%20of%20nuclear%20energy.
https://trumpwhitehouse.archives.gov/trump-administration-accomplishments/
Many, including Trump are supportive of this move. It is good in many respects. Yes, some will use it in nefarious ways. In ways that are concerning. That’s why it’s important to pay attention. We cannot pay attention if we throw all agendas in a big pot and pull out a satanic, pedo, demon serving. It is already here, it started in 2016/2017. Wake up, address your conservative reps et al. Go to WEF FB and see the agenda for yourself. Some is to the right of AOC. Me, I intend to go wild.
More tech folks = More liberals.
Some might be doing cartwheels over the recent story about Florida and Republicans outnumbering Democrats in voter registration. Yippee!
Before anyone starts popping bottles let’s wait to see what happens in November 2022 and November 2024
Not only is Florida poised to become a major tech, space launch, defense, life sciences, and medical powerhouse, but the state is on the verge of also having a high speed North-South rail system -- privately owned at that, and years before California. It remains to be seen if Florida can retain its Republican orientation, but the odds seem to favor that.
Yes, and I hope for the best for Florida, too. A humming economy, and a huge wave of steadfast Republican voters :-)
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