Instead of focusing on low wage averages as a result of tourism in Orlando, it’s more accurate to report that tourism keeps unemployment low in Orlando by providing opportunities for workers without college degrees or advanced technical skills. In addition, tourism provides entry-level jobs that help Orlando’s ranking as the second best city in the USA to start a career according to a Wallethub evaluation.
As a native Floridian, I have experienced the significant changes in population growth and cost of living changes. While my family has managed to keep up with the costs, we are lucky as we owned our home prior to the pandemic increases in real estate and everything else. The increased cost of living compounded by the increased population is changing the character of my home state. I don’t want to leave my home but the conditions here are making it difficult to stay.
Instead of focusing on low wage averages as a result of tourism in Orlando, it’s more accurate to report that tourism keeps unemployment low in Orlando by providing opportunities for workers without college degrees or advanced technical skills. In addition, tourism provides entry-level jobs that help Orlando’s ranking as the second best city in the USA to start a career according to a Wallethub evaluation.
78 yr Orlando native.
Born and raised in Florida. I left late 2023 and have no intention of returning. Most of my family still live there and are struggling everyday.
As a native Floridian, I have experienced the significant changes in population growth and cost of living changes. While my family has managed to keep up with the costs, we are lucky as we owned our home prior to the pandemic increases in real estate and everything else. The increased cost of living compounded by the increased population is changing the character of my home state. I don’t want to leave my home but the conditions here are making it difficult to stay.