Do data centers actually create jobs where they are built?

These facilities generate local employment opportunities in 3 key ways beyond the staff working inside them. Data centers require enormous investments: land, buildings, computer equipment, and power infrastructure. Yet, once they’re up and running, they tend to employ no more than a few dozen people in occupations such as IT technicians, engineers, and security guards. With billions of dollars flowing into new data centers across the United States, communities are asking what they will get in return.

Source: Fast Company