2025 E-Insights Report

Education and Communication Services Consumer Price Index

• Tampa Bay’s competitive position has shown significant improvement, particularly since 2020, reaching second place in 2023, which highlights its strong post-pandemic recovery. Miami also performed well, reaching first place in recent years.
• As of 2023, while Tampa Bay maintains its competitive edge, other MSAs such as Houston and Denver exhibit more fluctuating ranks, indicating varying degrees of economic stability and recovery across the regions.

Trend Over Time

Competitive Position Trend

_{Twelve-month percentage change of Consumer Price Index average education at communication services for MSAs. CPI tracks variation in prices paid by typical consumers for tuition, phone, internet and television services on yearly basis. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Due to unavailability of data, only 11 MSAs were analyzed.}