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Cape Coral’s History gives way to the strategic setup for Florida’s second largest city by land mass.
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Top 10 Reasons Cape Coral is the Natural Fit for Your Business
In Cape Coral, businesses can choose from a pool of nearly 500,000 educated and talented workers from the tri-county area, with more than half of Cape Coral’s population at age 43 or younger. New residents are attracted by an outstanding quality of life and dynamic educational and job opportunities. Our area is consistently ranked as one of the nation’s job growth leaders by Forbes Magazine.  Contact our Economic Development Office today for Cape Coral, Florida worforce data.  We will assist you with your business relocation or expansion to Cape Coral, Florida.
Top 10 Reasons
Education

The 2000 census reports that 85% of the workforce had attained a high school diploma or greater. Recent workforce studies indicate an influx of workers with greater educational attainment. The shift in education attainment from primarily high school to more college level has stimulated a higher demand for more local white collar/knowledge-based jobs. Learn more
Innovation

There is a good supply of creativity and entrepreneurialism in addition to a competitive level of small business creation in the Cape Coral region. Southwest Florida is very well positioned to attract new talent and remains a highly innovative economy.
Workforce Development Programs

Cape Coral has a nationally recognized suite of Florida workforce development programs. Cape Coral’s traditional age structure with a high portion of mature (45-60 year olds) population provides a potential pool of experienced and educated workers for the economy. Learn more
Cape Coral's Educated Workforce

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Workforce in Cape Coral

Our Skilled and Youthful Workforce offers a large Pool of Talent for Your Business

Cape Coral is the most populous city between Tampa and Miami. American City Business Journals, Inc. ranked the Cape Coral – Fort Myers MSA in the top 10 in job creation in 2007, with a five-year growth rate of 32.2%.

 

2000 Total Population

102,286

2009 Total Population

165,000

2014 Projected Total Population

203,500

2009 - 2014 Annual Population Growth Rate

3.92%

Businesses can choose from an educated workforce of nearly 500,000 in the tri-county area of Lee, Charlotte, and Collier Counties. The beautiful tropical environment and low cost of living contributes to an educated work force attraction. New residents are attracted by an outstanding quality of life and dynamic educational and job opportunities. 

Our area is consistently ranked as one of the nation’s job growth leaders by Forbes Magazine. Businesses are finding that wage rates are comparable with Florida workforce wages around the state. The median income of Cape Coral households was $56,051 for 2009. (Source: ESRI Business Analyst-2007)
 
Median Household Income
2000 2009
$43,523 $56,051

Employment Numbers by Industries


A majority, almost 60%, of the Cape Coral workforce is employed in largely white-collar occupations, such as management, professional sales and administrative support. By contrast, only 40% of the workforce is employed in blue-collar occupations, including construction, maintenance and transportation. The service industry is Cape Coral’s top job segment.

 

2009 Employed Population 16+ by Occupation

 

Total

71,032

White Collar

59.3%

Professional

17.7%

Sales

15.8%

Administrative Support

13.4%

Management/Business/Financial

12.4%

Blue Collar

40.7%

Services

20.0%

Construction/Extraction

8.6%

Installation/Maintenance/Repair

4.5%

Transportation/Material Moving

4.3%

Production

2.8%

Farming/Forestry/Fishing

0.4%

  

The Cape Coral Economic Development Office has detailed workforce studies available. Please feel free to contact us directly with your questions. We’re here to help you!
Younger Resident Trend

Growth in the Southwest Florida workforce has been attributed to the rapid growth in population over the past thirty years, with Lee County being the largest county and experiencing some of the highest growth. More recently, the number of younger families and individuals coming to the area looking for the lifestyle has continued to increase.

More than 60 percent of the population is between the ages of 15-64 and residents under 25 outnumber residents over 65. Cape Coral’s 18 - to 24-year old population, those available to enter the workforce, is projected to grow twice as fast as the Florida workforce average and many times faster than the U.S. population in general. The rapid population growth and available underemployed labor force provide businesses with new employment candidates every day. (Lee County Chamber of Commerce)

Americans on the move choose college towns

Forbes magazine studied the percentage of residents who moved into the 100 most populous Metropolitan Statistical Areas in 2008, and Cape Coral made the list (rank 7 in the US). Cities that attracted the most new residents tended to be college towns.

“You have an educated population, and you have a large youthful population,” says Alexander von Hoffman, senior fellow at the Joint Center for Housing Studies at Harvard University. “These places retain people after they’ve graduated, and attract like-minded people.” Source: Source: Forbes, Francesca Levy (10/01/2009)
City of Cape Coral
Economic Development Office		 City Hall
1015 Cultural Park Blvd.
Cape Coral, FL 33990 		 P:  (239)  574-0444
F:  (239)   574-0452
T:  (866)   573-3089		 Email: ecodev@capecoral.net
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