Data center investment could create half a million jobs, report says

Data center investment could create half a million jobs, report says

The construction of data centers to power artificial intelligence in the US could create half a million jobs in the next five years, according to a new report from former GOP House Speaker Kevin McCarthy’s tech policy organization. The ALFA Institute commissioned a study that estimates a $100 billion investment in data center construction over the next half-decade would directly and indirectly create 500,000 jobs, increase GDP by $140 billion, a…