At the gigafactory, Tesla will build the batteries for its electric cars, and while the factory is still years away from being operational, a report in the Reno Gazette-Journal on Sunday discusses the impact the factory is already having on the region's economy.

Specifically, Tesla is amplifying the two biggest labor trends in the US right now: wage growth is coming, and companies can't find enough qualified workers. 

Bill O'Driscoll of the Reno Gazette-Journal quoted Mike Kazmierski, CEO of the Reno-based Economic Development Authority of Western Nevada, who said that Tesla is bringing higher wages to the region while also highlighting an obvious skills gap in the region's workers.

From the Gazette-Journal:

Kazmierski said "wage inflation" is emerging with the influx of more technology-minded companies, including Tesla which has announced that jobs at the gigafactory will pay an average hourly wage of $25.