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OKIsItJustMe

(19,938 posts) Sun Apr 14, 2019, 08:05 PM Apr 2019

US Clean Energy Jobs Grow 3.6% to Nearly 3.3 Million

https://www.e2.org/releases/us-clean-energy-jobs-grow-to-nearly-3-3-million/

March 13, 2019
US Clean Energy Jobs Grow 3.6% to Nearly 3.3 Million

Top 10 States: Calif, Texas., Fla., N.Y., Mich., Ill., Mass., Ohio., N.C., Va.
Energy efficiency added the most new jobs in 2018 across all energy sectors
Clean energy jobs outnumber fossil fuel jobs by nearly 3 to 1
Clean storage and vehicle industries saw 14% and 15% growth in 2018
Washington, DC – (March 13, 2019) – Nearly 3.3 million Americans now work in clean energy in every state in the country, according to a new analysis of energy jobs data by the national nonpartisan business group E2 (Environmental Entrepreneurs). Across the country, nearly every state saw an increase in clean energy jobs in 2018, combining to add about 110,000 net new jobs for a growth rate of 3.6 percent.

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