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Data Center Boom Sparks Labor Shortage Concerns
10/1/2025
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Story summary
- OpenAI, Meta, and Alphabet are leading a U.S. data center expansion to meet rising AI demand.
- A projected 1.9 million manufacturing job shortfall by 2033 collides with a record 3.2% construction unemployment, tightening talent access.
- Ford CEO Jim Farley says blue-collar workers are essential for data center construction and hosted a summit to address the labor gap.
