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Data center demand is booming. Can the supply of trade workers keep up?
With roughly 400,000 trade jobs unfilled in the U.S., data centers powering the AI boom face a staffing crisis.
Data centers are expanding fast, but the workers they need are in short supply02:59 Brandyn Frye feels squeezed by two businesses trending in opposite directions — data centers such as one he manages outside Chicago hum along with soaring demand for workers to keep them running. Roughly 400,000 skilled trade jobs are unfilled in America, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Back at the data center, HVAC technician Dan Brown knows there's a labor crisis, but doesn't understand it.
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