Updated
Updated · Bloomberg · Jul 8
US Data Center Builders Turn Away Work as Skilled-Labor Shortage Slows Growth
Updated
Updated · Bloomberg · Jul 8

US Data Center Builders Turn Away Work as Skilled-Labor Shortage Slows Growth

3 articles · Updated · Bloomberg · Jul 8

Summary

  • Record order books are no longer translating cleanly into new capacity as US craft-labor providers say worker shortages are slowing data center construction.
  • Electricians, pipe fitters and site supervisors are in especially short supply, forcing some contractors to reject projects or pull crews from smaller rivals to keep key sites staffed.
  • The strain is exposing limits to how fast the sector can expand even as some executives continue to downplay the severity of the labor crunch.
  • The slowdown adds a US labor bottleneck to broader data center constraints already seen globally, where many projects have also faced delays from power, supply-chain and local opposition issues.

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