A new study out showing the rate of technology job growth in major U.S. cities has put Seattle at the top of the pack. With Amazon hiring thousands of tech workers and Microsoft, Boeing, and a multitude of other companies consistently bringing in technology talent from around the world, the Seattle area seems to be bucking the national employment trend in a number of ways.
The study by Forbes/Praxis Strategy Group measures the amount of job growth in the high-tech industry, focusing on software as well as science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (referred to as STEM jobs). Seattle's 43% job growth since 2000 and 12% since 2010 in the high-tech industry made it a strong #1, with Washington, D.C., San Diego, Salt Lake City, and Baltimore rounding out the top 5. Where is the Silicon Valley, you might ask? High tech jobs are actually down in the San Francisco Bay Area since 2000.
From Forbes:
No. 1: Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue
The Seattle metro area has posted 12% tech job growth over the past two years and 7.6% STEM growth, handily beating the performance of Silicon Valley. More important still to potential job-seekers, the Puget Sound regions has grown consistently in good times and bad, boasting a remarkable 43% increase in tech employment from 2001 through 2011 and an 18% expansion in STEM. Seattle weathered both recessions of the past decade better than most regions. The presence of such solid tech-oriented companies as Microsoft, Amazon and Boeing -- and lower costs than the Bay Area -- may have much to do with this.
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