# A city report separates today’s campus workforce from expansion forecasts.

New Albany’s 2024 financial report describes about 200 existing Meta campus employees and 1,200 construction workers on the expansion site, while labeling 300 employees and 1,800 construction workers as future estimates.

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Source publication: 2025-06-27
Bright publication: 2026-09-19
Substantive update: None recorded
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## The human problem

Communities need to know which jobs exist now, which are tied to a construction phase, and which remain forecasts.

## The prior constraint

Project announcements often combine permanent operating roles, contractors, on-site construction headcount and future estimates into one job number.

## AI’s actual role

The campus supplies computing infrastructure used for digital services; the documented result is a city-reported employment snapshot, not an estimate of AI-created jobs.

## The documented result

The City of New Albany’s 2024 Annual Comprehensive Financial Report describes approximately 200 existing campus employees and says construction staffing was expected to increase from 1,200 workers on site to 1,800. It projects approximately 300 campus employees after two additional buildings are completed.

## Why it may matter

One source puts an existing operating count, a current construction-site count and two future estimates on separate lines.

## Limitations

The report does not distinguish direct Meta employees from contractors in the approximately 200-person count.

The 1,200 figure is an on-site construction headcount, not permanent jobs, local hires, full-time equivalents or job-years.

The 300 and 1,800 figures are forecasts tied to the expansion, not delivered employment outcomes.

## Unresolved questions

How many operating workers are direct employees, contractors and local residents?

What were actual peak construction headcount and total job-years after completion?

What wages, apprenticeships, retention and local-procurement results will be reported?

## Provenance and history

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## Original sources

- [City of New Albany 2024 Annual Comprehensive Financial Report](https://newalbanyohio.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/City-of-New-Albany-Uploaded-Financial-Report-Original-1.pdf)

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