英国政府对数据中心的求职申请被运动者批评为夸大。 UK government’s job claims for data centers criticized as inflated by campaigners.

包括 " 保护苏格兰农村行动 " 在内的运动者对联合王国政府关于大型数据中心项目将创造数千个就业机会的说法提出了质疑,认为估计数字“大膨胀”和“荒谬 ” 。 该团体的报告指出,实际的永久性现场工作通常每个设施只有20至50个,大部分角色是临时或间接的。 Campaigners, including Action to Protect Rural Scotland, have challenged the UK government’s claim that large data centre projects will create thousands of jobs, calling the estimates “hugely inflated” and “preposterous.” The group’s report says actual permanent on-site jobs are typically only 20 to 50 per facility, with most roles temporary or indirect. 来自北弗吉尼亚州的数据显示,投资在数据中心的每1亿美元只有3个工作岗位,远远少于制造业的168个岗位。 Data from northern Virginia shows just three jobs per $100 million invested in data centres—far fewer than manufacturing’s 168 jobs. 政府捍卫自己的数字,指出这些数字包括供应链和基础设施发展等更广泛的经济利益,认为拒绝这类项目有可能使海外竞争者失去增长。 The government defends its figures, stating they include broader economic benefits like supply chains and infrastructure development, arguing that rejecting such projects risks losing growth to overseas competitors.