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They got that from the availability rate, not the vacancy rate. You can see the percentages they list in the article for each town correspond roughly to the "R&D Availability Rates Select Silicon Valley Cities" figure on Page 5

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But the overall rate across all cities is not 20% but much lower. So the title is inaccurate even if it’s true in select cities.

The availability rate sounds like it should be some fraction of the vacancy rate, not the other way around.

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