This is a number of total businesses started, not just technical/engineering ones.

http://www.atlanta.computerjobs.com/ -- 1363 tech jobs http://www.newyork.computerjobs.com/ -- 2674 tech jobs

Metro NY is roughly 4 times larger than metro ATL and only has 2 times the number of tech jobs... Of course, this comparison is pretty much as valid as the craiglist one.

just because some areas might use craigslist for tech recruiting doesn't mean they all do.

You're confusing startups with tech startups.

This is always an interesting question for me. What exactly is a "startup" I recently created a technical services company (software design and development). I don't consider it a "startup" per se, mostly because I'm not creating a product so much as a service.

Anyway this report is about new business creation which is an interesting data point.