On August 23, Beijing time, Intel Corporation is building what it claims is “the largest silicon chip manufacturing base on earth” in Ohio, USA, and will require 7,000 workers. However, labor shortages affecting the construction industry may make it difficult to recruit the workers it needs. At the same time, industry competition for workers could slow the pace of housing construction in the region. The support Intel factories need to attract a growing workforce.

It should be noted that Intel’s factory construction project will not require all 7,000 workers to be in place immediately, and this number may be a fraction of the number of workers required to build the complex around Intel’s factory. Construction of Intel’s chip factories is expected to accelerate as U.S. President Joe Biden signed the Chip and Science Act, which provides $52 billion in funding for semiconductor companies such as Intel. Intel’s Ohio factory will have an initial investment of $20 billion, and the final investment will be as much as $100 billion.

Considering the current state of the construction industry, Intel’s factory project may face some setbacks. Earlier this year, the American Builders and Contractors Association, which represents non-unionized construction workers, said the industry would need to attract 650,000 workers to meet labor demand.