Report: New Data Centers Could Create More Than 120K Illinois Jobs, Though Mostly Temporary

Report: New Data Centers Could Create More Than 120K Illinois Jobs, Though Mostly Temporary

Energy, environmental advocates remain skeptical data centers will provide significant, lasting benefits.

Report: New data centers could create more than 120K Illinois jobs, though mostly temporary – Capitol News IL

There are already more than 240 planned or active data centers in Illinois, or 19 per 1 million residents. The Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity estimated that, as of 2025, data centers received an estimated tax break value that exceeded $660 million.

Report: State could get 120K new data center jobs

But most would be temporary.