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Renewables jobs grew faster than overall energy sector in 2023: Energy Department

In 2023, jobs in the U.S. Clean energy industry grew at more than double the overall job rate, according to the Energy Department.
Unionization in clean energy hit 12.4%, surpassing the overall energy business's 11% rate, driven by construction growth and recent legislation.
Employment in clean power increased by 142,000 jobs, accounting for over half of new positions in the energy sector, reflecting a 4.2% rise compared to the prior year.

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The Epoch Times

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DOE Report Citing 4.2 Percent Clean Energy Job Growth Draws Praise, Skepticism

“Clean energy” development accounted for 6 percent of all new employment in the United States in 2023, adding 142,000 jobs to the nation’s collective payroll, according to a U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) report released on Aug. 28. The DOE’s 227 page 2024 U.S. Energy and Employment Report (USEER) states the nation’s overall energy workforce grew by more than 250,000 jobs, or 2 percent, in 2023 with 56 percent of those new jobs in clean energy—…

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Clean Technica

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US Clean Energy Jobs Growing at More Than Twice the Rate of Overall US Employment - CleanTechnica

Annual U.S. Energy and Employment Report (USEER) Finds Historic High Unionization in Clean Energy Sector, Growth in Clean Energy Jobs in Every State Spurred by the Biden–Harris Administration’s record investments in climate, clean energy, and manufacturing, clean energy employment increased by 142,000 jobs in 2023, accounting for more than half ... [continued] The post US Clean Energy Jobs Growing at More Than Twice the Rate of Overall US Empl…

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Electrek

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Clean energy jobs grew by 142,000 in 2023, doubling US economic growth rate

The US clean energy sector had a banner employment year in 2023, adding 142,000 jobs, which accounted for more than half of new energy sector jobs overall. more…

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Straight Arrow News

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Clean energy jobs grew at more than double the rate of overall US employment

Renewable power has emerged as the fastest-growing segment of the U.S. energy industry. This comes according to a recent report from the U.S. Department of Energy, which found that clean power jobs significantly outpaced other energy sector employment opportunities in 2023. “The data clearly show that clean energy means jobs – good jobs, union jobs, and jobs retained – in communities across the country as we race to dominate the global clean ene…

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Renewables jobs grew faster than overall energy sector in 2023: Energy Department

Jobs in the renewable energy sector grew at twice the rate of overall U.S. jobs last year, the Energy Department said Wednesday in its annual U.S. Energy and Employment Report (USEER).

7 months ago·Washington, United States

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Fast Company

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142,000 U.S. clean energy jobs were added to the economy in 2023, double that of overall jobs

Jobs in the U.S. clean energy industry in 2023 grew at more than double the rate of the country’s overall jobs, and unionization in clean energy surpassed for the first time the rate in the wider energy industry, the Energy Department said on Wednesday. Employment in clean energy businesses — including wind, solar, nuclear and battery storage — rose by 142,000 jobs, or 4.2% last year, up from a rise of 3.9% in 2022, the U.S. Energy and Employmen…

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