Apple to Invest $500 Billion in US, Create 20,000 Jobs Over Next 4 Years

Apple has announced plans to invest over $500 billion in the United States over the next four years. The investment will support artificial intelligence (AI), silicon engineering, manufacturing, and workforce development across multiple states, including Michigan, Texas, California, Arizona, Nevada, Iowa, Oregon, North Carolina, and Washington.

“We are bullish on the future of American innovation, and we’re proud to build on our long-standing US investments with this $500 billion commitment to our country’s future,” said Apple CEO Tim Cook. 

As part of its investment, Apple will open a new manufacturing facility in Houston to produce servers for Apple Intelligence. The 2,50,000-square-foot facility, scheduled to open in 2026, is slated to create thousands of jobs. Apple is also expanding its data centre capacity in North Carolina, Iowa, Oregon, Arizona, and Nevada to support its AI infrastructure.

Over the next four years, Apple plans to hire approximately 20,000 employees, primarily in R&D, silicon engineering, software development, AI, and machine learning. The investment will support Apple’s research hubs across the country.

Apple will double its US Advanced Manufacturing Fund from $5 billion to $10 billion. The fund, established in 2017, supports innovation and high-skilled manufacturing jobs. Apple has committed several billion dollars to producing advanced silicon at Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company’s (TSMC) Fab 21 facility in Arizona. The facility employs over 2,000 workers and began mass production of Apple chips last month.

Apple’s suppliers manufacture silicon in 24 factories across 12 states, including Arizona, Colorado, Oregon, and Utah. The company collaborates with US firms such as Broadcom, Texas Instruments, Skyworks, and Qorvo to strengthen domestic semiconductor production.

The company said in the past five years, it has nearly doubled its US-based R&D spending and plans further growth. Apple recently introduced the iPhone 16e, featuring the A18 chip and Apple C1, its first in-house cellular modem.

Apple will open the Apple Manufacturing Academy in Detroit to support small- and medium-sized businesses transitioning to advanced manufacturing. The academy, which will run in collaboration with Michigan State University and industry experts, will offer free in-person and online courses on project management and manufacturing process optimisation.

Apple continues to support workforce education through grants to organisations such as 4-H, Boys & Girls Clubs of America, and FIRST. The company’s New Silicon Initiative (NSI), which aims to prepare students for careers in chip design, now includes eight schools and will expand through a collaboration with the University of California, Los Angeles’ Centre for Education of Microchip Designers.