One bottleneck for the AI buildout is skilled labor US manufacturers are working existing staff longer and paying up for new ones: - Hours per worker are outpacing headcount growth in 7 out of 10 sectors - Workers who switch jobs are getting ~10% pay increases, about double the ~5% for those who stick around Charts of the Week: https://a16z.news/p/charts-of-the-week-a…

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Since 2019, imports of AI hardware have grown faster than US production in every category US production vs. imports: - Computers: +46% vs. +366% - Comms equipment: +87% vs. +175% - Semis: +76% vs. +131% - Grid & electrical equipment: -7% vs. +69% Charts of the Week: https://www.a16z.news/p/charts-of-the-week-attention-is-all