TARGETED EMPLOYMENT AREAS

Bringing Investment and Opportunity to American Communities

The majority of EB-5 investments are directed towards targeted employment areas (TEAs): rural or high-unemployment communities that welcome new capital investment intended to strengthen the economic viability and vitality of their community and region.

Below, we offer a number of useful resources to share information, news, and research related to TEA.

TEA Mapping Tool

Based on the EB-5 Reform and Integrity Act of 2022, this mapping tool visualizes all of the census tracts that would qualify as a TEA across the country:

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ANALYZE DATA & RESOURCES

eb-5 economic impact data

eb-5 iNVESTOR MARKETS DATA

eb-5 Regional Center trends

Targeted Employment Areas Data

USCIS adjudication trends

Latest News & Updates on TEA

IIUSA EB-5 TEA Map Updated with the Latest 2022 LAUS Data

05.01.23

Last week, the Bureau of Labor Statistics published the latest annual Local Area Unemployment Statistics (LAUS) for 2022. Subsequently, IIUSA updated its EB-5 TEA Mapping Tool to reflect these ...

IIUSA REPORT: THE LATEST ACS DATA CHANGED THE LANDSCAPE OF HIGH UNEMPLOYMENT AREAS ACROSS THE COUNTRY AND UNVEILED NEW TEA OPPORTUNITIES FOR EB-5 PROJECTS

01.30.23

IIUSA published a new data report this week, analyzing the impact of the latest American Community Survey (ACS) data on EB-5 targeted employment areas (TEA). In particular, the report discussed ...

IIUSA’s EB-5 TEA Mapping Tool Reaches Another Milestone! Sponsorship Opportunities Now Available

06.23.22

IIUSA is pleased to report that our EB-5 TEA Mapping Tool has attracted over 302,000 pageviews since we launched this new resource in early 2021! We thank everyone who has used ...

IIUSA Report: How the Latest Unemployment Data and the 2020 Decennial Census Impact EB-5 Targeted Employment Areas (TEA)

06.06.22

With critical data recently released by the Census Bureau and the Bureau of Labor Statistics, IIUSA published a new data report this week, discussing how the latest unemployment data and the ...