In New York City, Jobs Come Back Without Wall Street

http://www.nytimes.com/2015/02/16/nyregion/with-little-help-from-wall-street-new-york-city-enjoys-steady-job-growth.html?hp&action=click&pgtype=Homepage&module=first-column-region&region=top-news&WT.nav=top-news&_r=0

by forrest_t • 11 years ago

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jdhouse4• 11 years ago

Anything that changes NYC's economy to make it less dependent upon those who play with money is a good thing. I'm even happier that tech companies are finding NYC a place with plenty of talent.

jonmarkgo• 11 years ago

There was a pretty interesting, though potentially biased report about the impact of NY Tech on the job market here: http://www.nyctecheconomy.com/

drinkzima• 11 years ago

I wish the NYTimes was better than that log-based chart of job recovery by sector (or whatever that non-linear scale is).

cddotdotslash• 11 years ago

The tech sector and the energy surrounding it is palpable here; it's incredible. But, thankfully, it's not the only dominant voice in the city. I hear more and more people at every meetup I attend saying they moved from San Francisco to escape the "tech-centric" culture there. While Silicon Valley is likely still "the" place to be for tech, I'm glad NYC is emerging as a viable East coast alternative.

InclinedPlane• 11 years ago

I think it's unfair to "tech" to label Silicon Valley's unique tech culture as merely "tech-centric". Just because tech is a big part of it doesn't mean that all of the rest of the cultural encrustations of the SV frat-house environment are non-existent or unimportant. There are, and have been, many "tech-centric" urban areas that are still incredibly different from silicon valley.

cylinder• 11 years ago

Most of the startups based here are very much fluffy and will vaporize when the VC/angel bubble pops. They are either "lifestyle" businesses (read: small businesses. make some money but should never have taken VC, because they will never have a real exit) or just e-commerce masquerading as "tech."

kanwisher• 11 years ago

Most of the startups in NYC are going to do much better, they are profitable AdTech, Fintech, Fashion startups. Or the occasional ecommerce play. I would say in general less Facebooks, here but more profitable companies

In New York City, Jobs Come Back Without Wall Street

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