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Seattle ranks fifth in report of nation's top high-tech cities
Source: bizjournals.com. Click for full list and additional measures for each city.
For the longest time around these parts, industry watchers have talked about building Seattle into a strong number two to Silicon Valley, which has deservedly obtained the reputation as the nation's top spot for tech. Well, according to a report today from bizjournals' G. Scott Thomas, Seattle has a little ways to go.
The Emerald City ranked fifth, just behind San Francisco-Oakland and just ahead of San Diego.
San Jose, Washington D.C. and Boston held the top three spots, respectively. You can check out the methodology -- which included a measurement of tech jobs, the ratio of high-tech jobs per 1,000 private sector jobs and other factors -- here.
And here's the full list of the top 100 tech cities as measured by bizjournals.
Interestingly, Stockton, Calif., ranked last. And Portland ranked 31st just behind Houston.
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