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New York Overtakes the Bay Area as North America’s Largest Tech Workforce

CBRE · 2026-09-03

CBRE's 2026 report shows the New York metro surpassing the Bay Area in total technology-worker headcount while AI talent grows rapidly in both markets.

Why it matters: Tech employment is spreading into finance, healthcare and other industries, changing the geography of North American technology talent.

CBRE's 2026 report shows the New York metro surpassing the Bay Area in total technology-worker headcount while AI talent grows rapidly in both markets.

Tech employment is spreading into finance, healthcare and other industries, changing the geography of North American technology talent.

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