Apple announced today that it plans to invest more than US$430 billion in the United States in the next five years and add 20,000 new jobs nationwide.
At present, the US economy is gradually recovering from the new crown pneumonia epidemic. Apple CEO Tim Cook said in a statement: “At this moment of recovery and reconstruction, Apple is redoubled its commitment to our commitment to American innovation and manufacturing, covering a generation of investment to all 50 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 building a greener and fairer future through all our work. “
Compared with the $350 billion “first five-year goal” set by Apple in 2018, the investment scale of the new five-year goal has increased by 20%. These investments will include direct expenditures with more than 9,000 US suppliers and companies in each state, data center investment, capital expenditures, and other domestic expenditures.
As part of the investment and expansion, Apple plans to invest more than $1 billion in North Carolina to establish a new park and engineering center there, creating at least 3,000 additional jobs. Apple will also set up a $100 million fund to support schools and community activities in the Greater Raleigh-Durham region and throughout North Carolina, and will contribute to the 80 most in-demand counties More than 110 million U.S. dollars in infrastructure spending. It is estimated that Apple’s investment in North Carolina will bring more than 1.5 billion U.S. dollars in economic benefits to the state each year.
According to Apple, Apple supports more than 2.7 million jobs nationwide through direct employment, spending on US suppliers and manufacturers, and the work of iOS developers. Currently, Apple is the largest taxpayer in the United States, paying nearly $45 billion in domestic corporate income tax in the past five years alone.
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