The AI Boom's Unlikely Beneficiaries: Hard Hatted Workers and Power Grids The recent jobs report showed US employers shedding 23,000 jobs in July while construction firms added 22,000, a seeming paradox.
However, the answer lies in the AI build out driving demand for workers in industries far removed from Silicon Valley. One of the most striking aspects of this trend is its geographical distribution.
The tech industry is often associated with San Francisco and Seattle, but the AI boom is creating jobs in areas like data centers, factories, and power infrastructure – not typically hubs of high tech innovation.