A Tech Revival for America’s Hometowns

And yet, just five U.S. cities account for 90% of innovation job growth in recent decades, according to a 2019 Brookings and Information Technology and Innovation Foundation report. Nearly 50% of digital service jobs are in 10 major metro centers. As for the others, nearly 63 of the country’s 100 largest metro regions saw their share of tech jobs actually decline in the past decade.