Data Centre Magazine April 2026, Issue 43 | Page 14

The portion of the US’ current skilled trade workforce OpenAI estimates will be needed for data centres over next 5 years to meet demand
The percentage of the 2,091 surveyed adults in the construction industry within the Harris Poll that noticed a growing interest from young people in pursuing trade careers

STATISTICS

1 in 5

The portion of the US’ current skilled trade workforce OpenAI estimates will be needed for data centres over next 5 years to meet demand

78 % 4 in 10

The percentage of the 2,091 surveyed adults in the construction industry within the Harris Poll that noticed a growing interest from young people in pursuing trade careers

The portion of AI data centres expected to deploy liquid cooling in 2026

14 April 2026