Brookings Institution: "New Evidence on Data Center Employment Effects" (2024)
https://t.co/p5YzhxZ7bJ
2,000-4,000 total jobs per county from a single large data center (5-6 years post-entry)
+11% construction employment boost
+22% Information sector employment (IT/telecom/software ecosystem effects)
+4-5% total private employment
Uses synthetic control method on 770 data centers across 93 counties — real causal analysis, not just correlation