Well, I've been here a year now and I have yet to find a job. The unemployment rate is the highest in the country = 12 percent.
If you have a job then you should make the trek. I do like Tampa, but I love its' location better. It is centrally located, so you're not very far from Orlando, Daytona, Sarasota, or even Ft. Myers/Naples.
The summer weather is nearly intolerable, but the fall/winter seasons are remarkable.
Let me know if you make it this way, BRC. Best of luck to you.
P.S. Help me get a job!!!!!