More than half of energy jobs in 2023 were green jobs, per DOE report

More than half of the jobs added to the energy sector last year were clean energy jobs, with a higher-than-average unionization rate compared to the rest of the industry, according to a jobs report released by the Department of Energy. The latest data come as the Biden administration has been making the case that an investment into clean energy would equate to job growth.

According to this year’s energy and employment report, the sector added over 250,000 jobs in 2023, with 56% of those jobs in clean energy. Furthermore, for the first time, green jobs had higher unionization rates than those in the sector at large — 12.4% compared to 11%, respectively. 

Data pointing to the growth in unionized, clean energy jobs helps to strengthen

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