We studied 1,584 data centers – and found the buildings full of machines are tied to modest local job growth

This employment boost took three to five years to show up, two researchers found after studying more than two decades of data.

一项针对2000至2023年开业的1584个美国数据中心的研究发现，数据中心开业三到五年后，所在县平均新增约1000至1300个非建筑类岗位，但岗位集中在运输仓储、专业技术服务等行业，而非餐饮零售。研究同时指出，这些就业收益是否足以抵消电力、水资源消耗与税收优惠等成本，仍是未解的问题。