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.

一項針對2000至2023年開業的1584個美國數據中心的研究發現，數據中心開業三到五年後，所在縣平均新增約1000至1300個非建築類崗位，但崗位集中在運輸倉儲、專業技術服務等行業，而非餐飲零售。研究同時指出，這些就業收益是否足以抵消電力、水資源消耗與稅收優惠等成本，仍是未解的問題。