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The U.S. chip boom faces a major labor crunch, with a shortage of up to 157,000 semiconductor workers projected by 2030 as AI-driven demand fuels new factory expansion. Outside Intel headquarters in California The shortage threatens efforts to rebuild domestic chip manufacturing after decades in which production shifted largely to Asia. Research from McKinsey & Company and the SEMI Foundation estimates that the U.S. could face a gap of up to 157,000 semiconductor workers by t