Data center spend jumps $25B in six months as construction hiring rebounds
a16z · x · 2026-09-06
a16z's Charts of the Week reports data center construction spend rose over $25B in six months—roughly matching the prior two years combined—while construction job openings rebounded from 200k to above 300k. Hiring data also shows tech jobs increasingly prefer years of experience over listed skills, a shift likely driven by AI.
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