Fact-check · Sep 29, 2026
“Somewhere between ten twenty gigawatts a year... probably about a million jobs. In in, building out these data centers.”
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What the record shows
Goldman Sachs projects 13.6 GW capacity additions in 2026, 36.3 GW in 2027. American Edge Project estimates 4.7 million temporary construction jobs total; 697,000 permanent operational jobs.
Sources
- AI Data Centers Face Skilled Worker Shortage - IEEE Spectrum
- 8 data center projects in the U.S. creating job opportunities
- Inside the Massive Infrastructure Deals Powering AI in America ...
- Data center frenzy is spurring a jobs boomlet for blue-collar workers ...
- OpenAI, Oracle, and SoftBank expand Stargate with five new AI data ...
- Ranked: U.S. States by AI and Data Center Jobs
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