When Apple announces an investment, the amounts involved easily exceed tens of billions of dollars! The computer manufacturer will create a new campus in North Carolina and massively develop technologies around 5G and semiconductors in the United States.
Apple will inject into the US economy a total of 430 billion dollars over the next five years, announced the Californian manufacturer. This is 20% more than the 350 billion previously forecast in 2018. The company will create 20,000 new jobs in the United States, in addition to the 20,000 already planned in the initial investment plan.
Over 2.7 million jobs supported by Apple
Apple explains that its various activities support more than 2.7 million direct and indirect jobs in the United States, whether in its network of stores, with suppliers or even in ” the economy of iOS applications “. And in order to cut short the accusations of tax optimization, the company also indicates that it is the largest American taxpayer with $ 45 billion paid in taxes over the last five years …
Apple will create a new campus in North Carolina, within the “Research Triangle”, at the crossroads of three universities. The manufacturer, which will invest a billion dollars for this project alone, intends to develop on-site artificial intelligence technologies and machine learning. 3,000 new positions will be created on site.
Apple’s supply chain will also grow stronger: Apple works with more than 9,000 American suppliers of all sizes in all 50 states of the country. In particular, the manufacturer has its partners work on semiconductor engineering, 5G and assembly. In 2017, Apple set up a $ 5 billion fund to invest directly in US industrial companies.
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