In the dim corridors of economic cycles, the tech world is rarely still for long. In 2024, Tampa Bay’s tech workforce took a breath—a brief retreat, not a collapse. According to the latest State of the Tech Workforce 2025 report by CompTIA, an unsettling calm swept over Tampa’s typically buzzing tech scene. But don’t be too quick to mourn the lull—something big might be brewing just under the surface.
The Dip Before the Surge
The numbers don’t lie. Tampa lost 1,316 tech jobs in 2024—a mere 0.1% decrease. A hairline crack in the concrete. Yet, for a city that’s fought hard to establish its identity in the digital age, even that sliver feels like a ghost’s whisper in a dark room.
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