itself as an American powerhouse; one that is
showing no signs of slowing down.
Apple was keen to highlight that it looks
to build new - and expand upon existing
- supplier relationships every year, adding
that in June it entered into a new agreement
with Broadcom Limited, a company based in
California that manufactures performance
radio frequency modules and components,
which Apple hopes to use in future iPhones.
And since the firm awarded Finisar $390 million
as part of the Advanced Manufacturing Fund
in 2017, they’ve filled 500 full-time positions
in Sherman, Texas, and created almost 1,000
construction jobs when developing a facility to
ship specialist lasers used for Face ID in iPhones
and iPads.
DIRECT EMPLOYEES ON THE RISE
On top of its growing relationships with new
and existing partners, Apple is now responsible
for 90,000 employees in all fifty states of the
US, which puts the company on track to
create 20,000 new jobs by 2023, a target it
had previously publicized. Apple announced
earlier in the year that its new facility in San
Diego would create 1,200 direct jobs and a new
campus featuring hundreds of thousands of
square feet of office, lab and research space,
whilst in Seattle, the company is looking to
hire another 2,000 highly skilled engineers.
But where Apple has created jobs unlike any
other technology firm is inside of its very
own ecosystems, where talented designers,
developers, artists and creatives can work
their own hours, launch exciting software and
hardware products, and create a future for