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As Florida advances toward becoming a Top 10 global economy by 2030, a major factor in achieving this goal is ensuring Florida’s workforce possesses the essential math skills to meet the demands of an evolving job market. The Florida Chamber Foundation’s report, Aligning Math Education to Workforce Needs: Insights From Florida’s Employers is a complementary follow-up to the Florida Chamber Foundation’s Math Matters: Bridging Gaps for Florida’s Future Workforce report and combines data from statewide focus groups and surveys with business leaders, educators, and parents.

This report provides recommendations for supplementing curriculum with practical, “real world” applications, early exposure to math-intensive careers, and enhanced industry-education partnerships to address resource disparities and improve workforce alignment.

Math proficiency is a predictor of student success—and essential for a prosperous career in one of Florida’s top 30 in-demand jobs. The Florida Chamber Foundation’s report, Math Matters: Bridging Gaps for Florida’s Future Workforce, underscores the urgent need to improve math proficiency across Florida’s schools to better prepare students for success and meet future workforce needs.

Florida needs to create 1.3 million new jobs by 2030.

Florida’s employers face an all-too-familiar challenge: finding the right people, with the right skills, at the right time.

The Florida Talent Center Data Hub, developed by the Florida Chamber Foundation in partnership with the Helios Education Foundation, is an easy-to-use platform that compiles hundreds of data points across the cradle-to-career continuum.

Read the case studies below to discover how:

The Florida Talent Center Data Hub can be used to strengthen aviation talent pipelines in South Florida and the Florida Panhandle.

The Florida Talent Center Data Hub has been used to connect the dots between Voluntary Pre-K Completion, Kindergarten Readiness, and Third-Grade reading proficiency in Hillsborough County

And how businesses can use the Florida Talent Center Data Hub’s postsecondary and workforce dashboards to strategically plan their talent pipelines.

As Florida advances toward becoming a Top 10 global economy by 2030, a major factor in achieving this goal is ensuring Florida’s workforce possesses the essential literacy skills to meet the demands of an evolving job market.

The Florida Chamber Foundation’s report 2025 State of 3rd Grade Reading Proficiency in Florida provides a comprehensive look at statewide and county-level data trends, demographic disparities, and the direct link between early learning and workforce outcomes.

As Florida advances toward becoming a Top 10 global economy by 2030, a major factor in achieving this goal is ensuring Florida’s workforce possesses the essential literacy skills to meet the demands of an evolving job market.

The Florida Chamber Foundation’s report Florida’s 2024-2025 Kindergarten Readiness Report provides a comprehensive look at statewide and county-level data trends, demographic disparities, and the direct link between early learning and workforce outcomes.