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DataTALKS is a series of recorded economic data discussions that provide an inside look into Tallahassee-Leon County’s economic trends using the robust data metrics that the Office of Economic Vitality Research and Analytics Division tracks. DataTALKS is a featured series derived from our quarterly data focus that provides an accessible digital platform by which to communicate economic data to a wide audience.
Annual Economic Review 2021
Annual Economic Review is a 1- and 5-year retrospective of the same 13 indicators featured in the Quarterly Economic Dashboard. Annual data gives wider context than quarterly updates, allowing long-term …objectives to come into focus.[+] Show More

Annual Economic Review 2021
Annual Economic Review is a 1- and 5-year retrospective of the same 13 indicators featured in the Quarterly Economic Dashboard. Annual data gives wider context than quarterly updates, allowing long-term objectives to come into focus.

DataTALKS: Labor Force
The Office of Economic Vitality’s Business Intelligence Division presents DataTALKS: Labor Force. The term “Labor Force” includes those of working age who are either employed or unemployed and seeking work. The Tallahassee metro area’s Labor …

DataTALKS: Population Estimates & Projections
The Office of Economic Vitality’s Business Intelligence Division produces DataTALKS: The Tallahassee metro area grew from 212K in 1980 to 384K in 2020. The rate of growth was over 20% in the 1980s and 1990s, and 5% in the 2010s. Population …

DataTALKS: Business Formation (Tallahassee-Leon County)
The Office of Economic Vitality’s Business Intelligence Division presents DataTALKS: Business Formation. Since 2017, business formations in the Tallahassee metro area have exceeded 5,000 per year, compared with an average of around 3,900 per …

DataTALKS: State Government Employment
State government employment in the Tallahassee metro area has been consistent over the past 30 years. Employment growth has come mostly from the private sector, so that the proportion of state jobs to total employment has decreased from 30% in …

DataTALKS: Annual Economic Review 2020
Annual Economic Review is a 1- and 5-year summary of the same 13 indicators featured in the Quarterly Economic Dashboard. Annual data gives a macro perspective, allowing comprehensive objectives come into focus.

DataTALKS: Job Creation and Destruction
Check out this #DataTALKS for Q3 2020 highlighting net job creation in the Tallahassee metro area during the 2000s and 2010s.

DataTALKS: Exports
Our local economy isn’t just connected to our metro area, it’s connected to the world. Learn more about the export activity coming from Florida’s capital.

DataTALKS: Student Retention
Florida A&M University and Florida State University students account for 80% of the 65,000 higher education students enrolled in Leon County. Learn more about the graduate retention rate in the Tallahassee metro area from FAMU and FSU students.

DataTALKS: Nonemployer Statistics
Census Nonemployer data shows local entrepreneur and gig activity for businesses that have no paid employees and are subject to federal income tax.

DataTALKS: Taxable Sales
In 2018, taxable sales in Leon County totaled $4.36 billion, nearly 20% higher than a decade earlier. Learn more about the trends of taxable sales in Florida’s Capital Region.

DataTALKS: Homestead Market Value
Residential investment plays a central role in the capital formation process for most communities with direct and lasting effects on the the rate of economic growth. Learn more about the total market value in Leon County.