The U.S. clean energy sector added 142,000 jobs last year, a 4.2% increase, more than double the growth rate for the larger economy.
WASHINGTON — Texas is seeing some of the nation’s fastest growth in clean energy jobs, according to a new report from the U.S. Department of Energy. The number of workers in wind and solar generation and other clean energy technologies in Texas increased 6% last year. Only Idaho saw faster job growth in the sector with a 7.7% increase. Overall, the U.S. clean energy sector added 142,000 jobs in 2023, a 4.
The new look of energy jobs: San Antonio program trains workers to meet growing needs in renewables. “Our policies are working,” said Secretary of Energy Jennifer Granholm. “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 energy economy.
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