Which US cities have added the most technology jobs in the last three years?
One question, asked of ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini and Perplexity in September 2026. Here is each answer, word for word, with the sources it cited.
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ChatGPT
If you mean net growth in technology workers/jobs over roughly the last three years (2022–2025), the biggest winners have generally been large diversified metros and a few fast-growing secondary markets. Exact rankings vary depending on whether you count tech workers, tech occupations, or tech industry employment, but recent CBRE tech-talent data and labor-market analyses point to these standouts:
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Rank (approx.) Metro area Recent tech-job trend Why it grew
1 New York City +30,000+ tech workers (2022–2025) AI, fintech, finance-sector engineering, cloud, and enterprise software growth helped NYC overtake the Bay Area in total tech talent.
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2 Dallas–Fort Worth, TX ~19% tech employment growth (2022–2025) Corporate relocations, telecom, cybersecurity, cloud, and AI investment.
Chron
3 Huntsville, AL ~18% tech-worker growth Aerospace, defense technology, engineering, and lower operating costs attracted employers.
SFGATE
4 Atlanta, GA Strong growth Fintech, payments, logistics tech, cybersecurity, and a large university pipeline have expanded the market.
New York Post
5 Austin, TX Continued strong expansion Software engineering, startups, semiconductors, and AI-related hiring remain major drivers.
Chron
6 Washington, DC metro Strong AI/cyber growth Federal contracting, cybersecurity, data science, and defense tech continue to add roles.
New York Post
7 Denver, CO Solid gains Aerospace, cloud, SaaS, and cybersecurity growth.
New York Post
8 Philadelphia,…
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Named: New York City, Dallas, Huntsville, Atlanta, Austin, Washington, D.C., Denver, Philadelphia, San Francisco Bay Area, Seattle
Sources cited: sfgate.com, chron.com, nypost.com, en.wikipedia.org
Claude
Based on recent data, there's no single definitive "top cities by tech jobs added, last 3 years" ranking, but a few consistent leaders emerge across sources covering roughly 2023–2025:
Metros consistently cited for the largest tech job gains:
New York City — at the metro area level, New York City led tech job growth in the 2024 reporting period, alongside Orlando, Sacramento, Salt Lake City and Baltimore. New York's growth has been driven partly by AI hiring — the metro posted over 14,000 AI-focused roles between July 2023 and July 2024, a 44% increase from the prior year.
CompTIA
Workwell Global
Orlando, Sacramento, Salt Lake City, and Baltimore — all named alongside NYC as 2024's top-growth metros.
Dallas and other Texas cities — Texas cities dominated net tech job gains between 2022 and 2023, driven by major tech companies like Oracle, Apple, Hewlett-Packard, and Tesla establishing new headquarters or facilities in the state starting in 2020.
Dice.com
Boston, Seattle, Dallas, Atlanta, Los Angeles, and Denver — these cities have sizable tech workforces along with notable job gain rates, with Austin, Raleigh, Charlotte, Phoenix, Detroit, and Orlando called out as "under the radar" tech cities also seeing strong growth.
Dice.com
San Francisco Bay Area remains the largest hub in absolute terms even if growth rates elsewhere are faster — San Francisco added over 68,000 tech workers between 2018 and 2023, an 18.6% increase, and it continues to top rankings for sheer scale.…
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Named: New York City, Salt Lake City, Dallas, Boston, Seattle, Atlanta, Los Angeles, Denver, Austin, Raleigh-Durham, Charlotte, Phoenix, Detroit, San Francisco Bay Area
Sources cited: comptia.org, workwell-global.com, dice.com, visualcapitalist.com
Gemini
According to annual industry analysis by CBRE tracking regional technology employment metrics, the U.S. metropolitan areas adding the highest net volume and percentage growth of tech jobs include:
Top Cities by Absolute Tech Job Additions
New York Metropolitan Area: Added over 30,000 net tech jobs between 2022 and 2025, expanding its tech talent workforce to roughly 394,000 workers. Financial institutions, media firms, and enterprise AI expansion driven by Wall Street tech initiatives contributed to this growth.
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Dallas–Fort Worth, TX: Added over 47,000 tech talent jobs in the multi-year tracking period leading into recent reports. DFW’s expansion has been driven by non-income-tax incentives and major corporate headquarters relocations (e.g., telecommunications, defense, and logistics) requiring large enterprise engineering teams.
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Top Emerging Hubs by Fastest Growth Rates
Nashville, TN: Ranked among the fastest-growing tech labor markets with growth rates exceeding 29%, propelled by healthcare IT, supply chain technology, and corporate headquarters moves.
CBRE
Raleigh–Durham, NC (Research Triangle): Driven by low operating costs, university pipelines (Duke, UNC, NC State), and expanding enterprise data/biotech hubs.
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Salt Lake City & Provo, UT ("Silicon Slopes"): Expanded steadily behind B2B SaaS platform growth and favorable business environments.
Tampa & South Florida: Showed growth rate gains over 25% due to a permanent…
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Named: New York City, Dallas, Nashville, Raleigh-Durham, Salt Lake City, Tampa, Miami, Huntsville, San Francisco Bay Area, Seattle
Perplexity
The clearest recent answer is Dallas–Fort Worth, followed by New York Metro. In CBRE’s comparable three-year window, 2022–2025, DFW added 37,230 tech jobs and New York added 30,640—more than any other U.S. metros reported in the firm’s headline job-growth figures.
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Largest U.S. gains
U.S. metro area Net tech jobs added, 2022–2025 Growth rate / context
Dallas–Fort Worth 37,230 About 19% growth; the largest absolute gain among U.S. markets in CBRE’s data.
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New York Metro 30,640 8.4% growth, reaching 394,300 tech-talent jobs and overtaking the San Francisco Bay Area in total tech workforce headcount.
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Nashville 12,540 34% growth, making it one of the fastest-growing large U.S. tech markets by percentage.
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Charlotte 8,420 A notable emerging-market gain, though smaller in absolute terms than DFW, New York, and Nashville.
mpamag
Fastest growth rates
If by “most” you mean percentage growth rather than raw jobs, Nashville stands out among U.S. cities at 34% over the period. Jacksonville grew 23%, and Dallas–Fort Worth grew 19%.
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The broader pattern is that growth has shifted toward lower-cost or diversified metros: DFW’s scale in financial services, corporate technology, and AI-related hiring helped it post the largest U.S. increase, while Nashville’s smaller base enabled a faster percentage expansion. CBRE lists only nine of its 50 major North American markets as net tech-job creators over the period.
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Important contrast
The San Francisco…
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Named: Dallas, New York City, Nashville, Charlotte, San Francisco Bay Area
Sources cited: cbre.com, mpamag.com
Published by PursueATL. Research by Resonate Labs. Data collected September 2026.