U.S. tech industry report
H1 2025
tech leasing activity share
tech job postings increase following interest rate cuts
Tech job postings increased from 60,939 in Q1 2025 to 64,085 in Q2, driven in part by renewed growth following a series of Federal Reserve interest rate cuts in late 2024, when postings averaged 53,077 for the year.
AI VC funding in H1 2025
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Leasing activity share by industry
While tech has experienced a pullback in leasing activity in recent years, the industry has started to gain momentum through the first half of 2025 in several key gateway markets, prompting a 17.2% increase from 2024.
Tech job postings
Tech job postings increased from 60,939 in Q1 2025 to 64,085 in Q2, driven in part by renewed growth following a series of Federal Reserve interest rate cuts in late 2024, when postings averaged 53,077 for the year.
National AI VC funding
VC funding for AI companies through H1 2025 is just 5.4% below the full-year total for 2024, with nearly $71.5 billion already deployed. While investor focus has recently shifted toward AI, H1 2025 is the first time that over half of the total capital invested—58.2%—has gone to AI companies.
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