Industry Diversification Project: Fourth Quarter 2025 Report

January 28, 2026 / RERI Research Team / Tag: Industry Diversification Project

Industry Diversification Project Fourth Quarter 2025 Report

The RERI has published the Industry Diversification Report for the fourth quarter of 2025. The goal of the IDI is to measure industry diversification and, by extension, that of the workforce, in each of Florida’s 21 workforce regions, the state of Florida, and the remaining 49 states. The index measure is computed quarterly, soon after the release of workforce data from the Florida Department of Economic Opportunity’s Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages. It spans from 0 to 10, with 0 signifying no diversification (or an economy characterized by a single industry), and 10 signifying perfect diversification (no concentration).

Latest findings from the Industry Diversification Project include:

The seasonally-adjusted IDI in Southwest Florida fell to 5.168 in the second quarter of 2025, ranking 4th out of all 21 workforce regions.
The Naples-Marco Island MSA was the third most industrially diversified MSA in the state (out of 22 total MSAs). Moreover, the Cape Coral-Fort Myers MSA and Punta Gorda MSA ranked 9th and 18th in the state, respectively.
Industry diversification for Florida decreased slightly to 5.192 for the second quarter of 2025, ranking 18th out of 50 states.

A copy of the latest report can be found below. To learn more about the Industry Diversification Index, visit the Industry Diversification Project website!

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Industry Diversification Project Fourth Quarter 2025 Report