New York passed the Bay Area on tech headcount in CBRE's 2026 report, mostly because San Francisco lost 23,900 jobs. It still tops the ranking.

AI-related roles now account for nearly one-third of all tech-talent job listings in the U.S., per the new CBRE report.

New York City's 394,300 tech talent jobs edged out the San Francisco Bay Area's 375,730, the first time NY has led in 13 years of CBRE analysis