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NYC metro leads U.S. tech jobs as hiring spreads beyond startups
CBRE data cited by CNBC put the New York metro ahead of the Bay Area in tech jobs, with Tech:NYC saying most of those roles sit outside tech firms.
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The New York metro area had 394,300 tech jobs as of an August CBRE report, ahead of 375,730 in the San Francisco Bay Area, CNBC Make It reported Monday1.
CNBC said the New York tech workforce grew by more than 30,000 people from 2022 to 2025, while San Francisco's declined by nearly 24,0001.
Lauren Crowley Corrinet, a CBRE vice chairman, told CNBC that New York is leading the current tech talent market1.
Tech:NYC, a New York technology industry group, said in a November 2026 report that 35% of the city's tech employees work at tech companies and startups and 64% work at non-tech employers such as banks and media organizations1.
Julie Samuels, Tech:NYC's president and chief executive, told CNBC that finance, real estate and other long-standing New York industries are hiring technologists as they adopt artificial intelligence1.
CNBC said OpenAI leased 90,000 square feet of office space in lower Manhattan and that Anthropic has said it plans to expand its New York workforce in 20261.
Samuels said high housing costs remain a challenge even for well-paid tech workers and that a larger tech workforce could add pressure on affordability for other residents1.
The CBRE metro rankings were previously reported in August; CNBC's Monday piece added Tech:NYC's November split of tech versus non-tech employers and interviews with workers and executives1.
