We ranked #21 in Tech Talent!
It’s easy to see how downtown Detroit has changed in the past five years. Buildings that long sat vacantare now filled with workers, residential units fill up quickly, and companies continue to move officesdowntown. The tech market is strong here, and according to a new report from CBRE, it’s grown 40 percent from 2011-16.
The 2017 Scoring Tech Talent report looks at 13 unique metrics, including tech talent supply, growth, concentration, cost, completed tech degrees, industry outlook for job growth, and market outlook for both office and apartment rent cost growth. It ranked 50 U.S. and Canadian markets according to their ability to attract and grow tech talent. Detroit came in at #21 on the list.
Tech employment in Detroit is now at 78,510, a 40.7 percent increase from 2011. The non-tech sector only grew by 18.9 percent in that time.
