Citing data from the US Bureau of Labor Statistics, the real estate firm CBRE found that New York’s tech talent workforce grew to 394,300 in 2025, compared to 375,730 in San Francisco. This marks the first time New York has topped the list in 13 years, CNBC reports. [Link: New York unseats San Francisco as the top market for tech talent, CBRE reports | https://www.cnbc.com/2026/08/21/new-york-san-francisco-tech-talent-cbre.html | CNBC]

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