ATL Named 6th Fastest Growing Market for Tech Talent
Atlanta is on the up-and-up according to a new CBRE Research report, “Scoring Tech Talent,” which ranks 50 U.S. markets according to their ability to attract and grow tech talent.
- With a 21 percent growth in tech talent since 2010, Atlanta ranks as one of the nation’s top 10 “momentum markets” for tech-driven demand.
- Atlanta ranks as number 10 on the overall tech talent list, and has the lowest apartment rents, cost of living, occupancy costs and overall cost of doing business, when compared with the other cities in the top 10 (Silicon Valley, Washington, D.C., San Francisco, San Francisco Peninsula, New York, Seattle, Boston, Baltimore and Austin).
- Atlanta’s talent growth rate from 2010-2013 was 21.2 percent, making it the sixth fastest growing market out of the top 10.
- With Atlanta’s educational attainment rate of 46.8 percent, a figure measuring the amount of individuals at least 25 years old with a bachelor’s degree or higher, and the lowest overall cost of living and cost of doing business, the city’s tech attraction momentum is expected to continue upward.
Christian Devlin, who leads CBRE’s Tech and Media Practice in Atlanta
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