Nearly 80,000 information & communications technologies workers are employed in the region. Technology in Greater Fort Lauderdale: Work in the Cloud. Live in the Sun.®
- Greater Fort Lauderdale is ranked among the top 50 U.S. tech talent markets
- Numerous IT degrees and programs provide a continuous graduating talent available for recruitment
- Greater Fort Lauderdale/South Florida MSA ranks in the top five Cyberstates 2022 for: (CompTIA, March 2022)
- 1st Diversity Index Quartile
- 4th net tech employment job gains
- 5th tech business establishments growth
- West Broward ranked #1 in State for VC-Backed Jobs (SFBJ/Venture capital Report, March 2022)
- Greater Fort Lauderdale/South Florida MSA named one of tech's "rising star" metro areas (Brookings Analysis, March 2022)
- In 2023, an estimated 113,500 information & communications technology industry workers are employed in the region.
- South Florida has a long history of technology innovation including being home to the 1st IBM PC and 1st smartphone, the Simon
- Florida is the 3rd largest state for high-tech establishments
- Florida is the 3rd largest exporter of high-tech products
