New York unseats San Francisco as the top market for tech talent, CBRE reports
- ID
- 16367
- Status
- summarized
- Published
- 21 Aug 2026, 6:36 PM
- Fetched
- 21 Aug 2026, 7:30 PM
- Provider
- CNBC Technology
- Category
- technology
- Original URL
- https://www.cnbc.com/2026/08/21/new-york-san-francisco-tech-talent-cbre.html
- Source URL
- https://www.cnbc.com/id/19854910/device/rss/rss.html
Summary
- Score
- 3.5
- Created
- 21 Aug 2026, 7:30 PM
- Tags
- Audience
- saas_startup_foundersai_ml_learners
What happened
A CBRE report finds New York's office market now hosts more tech workers (394,300) than the San Francisco Bay Area (375,730), the first time SF has been unseated in 13 years of the analysis. AI-related roles now account for nearly one-third of all U.S. tech-talent job listings, and office leasing is rising in markets where AI workers are most in demand.
Why it matters
If you are considering U.S. expansion or remote hiring, the data signals AI talent concentration is shifting eastward and AI roles dominate the hiring market—relevant for founders weighing where to incorporate or hire, though the report is U.S.-centric and offers no direct Malaysia or SEA implications.
Discussion angle
Does the shift in AI talent concentration to NYC suggest anything about where Malaysian founders should target remote hiring or business development, or is this purely a U.S. real estate story?