Data centers create only 500 jobs per $3B invested
kevinnbass · x · 2026-08-24
A retweeted argument states that data centers and job creation are separate issues. A comparison shows that while $3 billion can employ 90,000 in restaurants or 60,000 teachers/nurses, the same amount creates only about 500 jobs in data centers, resulting in an extremely low jobs-per-billion-capital metric.
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