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ORLANDO, Florida
Population: 255,483
Unemployment: 5.1 percent
Population Growth Since 2010: 7 percent
While mentioning Orlando is likely to conjure up visions of amusement parks, the fact is the city is becoming a major industrial and tech center. The tech industry that calls the region home generates more than $13 billion and employs nearly 55,000 people. The Central Florida Research Park is the seventh largest research park in the country. Besides tech, companies in the area—representing more than 20 countries—are involved in everything from aviation, agriculture and missile systems.
