Apple continues to expand its teams across the state and now expects to grow its San Diego team to more than 5,000 employees by 2026 — a 500 percent increase from its 2018 goal, which is part of a larger plan to expand its domestic employee base across the United States..
The tech giant said it will commit $430 billion and add 20,000 new jobs across the U.S. in the next five years. These new positions will be in a number of specialty engineering fields, including both software and hardware, according to Apple.
Apple’s move to accelerate U.S. investment includes a new $1 billion, 3,000-worker campus in North Carolina focused on machine learning and artificial intelligence. It also plans to expand an existing corporate center in Culver City to accommodate 3,000 workers. Iowa will be the home of a new data center.
“We are creating jobs in cutting edge fields — from 5G to silicon engineering to artificial intelligence — investing in the next generation of innovative new businesses, and in all our work, building toward a greener and more equitable future,” said Apple Chief Executive Tim Cook in a statement.
Apple previously confirmed leases for about 300,000 square feet of office and lab space in two buildings on Towne Centre Drive in University City. It also reportedly leased an additional 197,000-square-foot building in Rancho Bernardo from Bay Area developer Jay Paul.
“We are proud to be part of the San Diego community and contribute to the city’s long-term job creation and economic development as we continue to build our team here,” said Kristina Raspe, vice president of global real estate and facilities at Apple, in a statement.
Source: https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2021/04/apple-commits-430-billion-in-us-investments-over-five-years/