New York unseats San Francisco as the top market for tech talent, CBRE reports
AI roles now account for nearly one-third of all U.S. tech-talent job listings — and they're reshaping where tech talent clusters.
Why it matters
The geographic center of AI hiring is shifting from San Francisco to New York, signaling how AI is remaking the tech labor market and where practitioners should expect competition for AI engineering and data talent.
The key facts
6 to knowAI-related roles account for nearly one-third of all U.S. tech-talent job listings
New York now unseats San Francisco as the top market for tech talent (per CBRE report)
Regional talent clustering shifting away from traditional Bay Area dominance
AI-related roles now account for nearly one-third (~33%) of all tech-talent job listings in the U.S.
New York unseats San Francisco as the top market for tech talent (per CBRE report)
Published August 2026 — reflects current labor-market geography
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Publisher excerpt: AI-related roles now account for nearly one-third of all tech-talent job listings in the U.S., per the new CBRE report.