I think the news is misleading people on the number of jobs it will create. I mentioned data centers not creating many jobs to my dad, a news junkie in Michigan, and he said he read it would create over 1k jobs. That must have been including temporary construction jobs.

Three shifts of 300 people to monitor and fix things. Maybe 4 shifts because of weekends.

Google's data center complex in Council Bluffs, IA is one of the largest in the world and it employs ... 250 people excluding temporary construction/expansion jobs.

Adds about the same number of jobs as single Costco, except this particular Costco will increase your electricity bill even if you don't work there.

Are those all Google employees, or does 250 also include long-term on-site contractors? I'm thinking security, maintenance, janitorial, etc