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From Bartenders To Builders: Data Centers Drive America's Blue-Collar Comeback
From Bartenders To Builders: Data Centers Drive America's Blue-Collar Comeback
A seismic shift is underway in the U.S. labor market after a quarter-century of America's industrial base being hollowed out following China's entry into the WTO, a period marked by the decline of goods-producing jobs while leisure and hospitality employment surged.
The driver of the current job shift is the data center buildout phase, which is expected to require millions of new jobs across construction, manufacturing, electrical trades, power infrastructure, and the broader industrial supply chain. Additionally, reshoring critical supply chains...
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