Atlanta, Chicago Surpassing Silicon Valley in Tech Job Postings

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Nick Kolakowski

September 8, 20211 min

For many years, Atlanta has done its best to cultivate a robust tech scene. Low rents, the presence of major corporations, and cool office space for startups all helped attract technology companies and technologists. Now it seems like all that effort is paying off. 

According to Burning Glass, which collects and analyzes millions of job postings from across the country, Atlanta was the city with the second-highest number of open tech jobs over the past 90 days, surpassed only by longtime tech giant New York City. Atlanta also managed to beat out Chicago, Austin, and San Francisco—no small feat, considering the tech presence in those cities.

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