New York Surges Past San Francisco in Tech Talent, CBRE Reports

A CBRE analysis finds New York now has more tech workers than San Francisco (394,300 vs. 375,730 from 2022–2025). San Francisco still leads the Tech Talent Scorecard, but New York’s tech workforce is growing rapidly, aided by its finance cluster and post‑pandemic layoffs (Layoffs.fyi tracks over 833,000 cuts since 2022). The Bay Area’s brain‑drain persists even as AI hiring expands; Austin remains behind in CBRE’s rankings. New York is also pursuing policy moves, such as reclassifying some last‑mile delivery contractors as employees, to cement its tech‑talent appeal.