For the first time in 13 years of collecting the data, the CBRE has found there are now more tech workers in New York than San Francisco.
This seems to have been driven by AI in two ways; AI-driven layoffs in SF and hiring for AI jobs in Finance in NY.
AI giveth and AI taketh away.
https://www.cnbc.com/2026/08/21/new-york-san-francisco-tech-talent-cbre.html