New York Overtakes San Francisco in Tech Talent
💡New York now leads the Bay Area in tech jobs, reshaping where AI teams may recruit and expand.
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What Changed
New York recorded 394,300 tech talent jobs in 2025.
Why It Matters
The shift could influence where AI startups recruit, open offices, and build partnerships. It suggests that AI industry growth is becoming more geographically distributed, although the figures measure job counts rather than the concentration of top research teams or capital.
What To Do Next
Compare hiring costs and candidate pipelines in New York and the Bay Area before setting your next AI engineering office or recruiting budget.
Key Points
- •New York recorded 394,300 tech talent jobs in 2025.
- •The San Francisco Bay Area recorded 375,730 tech talent jobs.
- •New York surpassed the Bay Area for the first time in CBRE’s 13-year tracking history.
- •CBRE describes the shift as part of an “AI Realignment Underway.”
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