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STEM Grads: Looking Outside San Jose

“A concentrated focus on STEM in higher education has given tech companies new markets to target outside of traditional tech hubs,” says Julia Georgules at JLL.

By Paul Bubny | Updated on November 17, 2017

Photo of Julia Georgules “In an industry characterized by speed and scale, hiring for fast growth has been a challenge in recent years,” says Georgules.

CHICAGO—It’s no secret that Silicon Valley is no longer the nation’s only center for tech talent. Seattle, Austin, Denver, Boston and New York City all come to mind. However, by one measure none of these markets, with the exception of Seattle, are near the top of the rankings.

That measure is the top 25 metro areas by percentage of science and math degrees as a percentage of all bachelor’s degrees. Although the San Jose metro area is in first place, JLL’s ranking puts Seattle in 14th place behind Detroit. In between are several considerably smaller metro areas.

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