Jobs in Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency

The document details employment figures for the U.S. green economy, noting that the Bureau of Labor Statistics estimated 3.4 million green jobs in late 2011. It provides a granular breakdown of jobs in energy efficiency, which totaled 823,105 direct jobs according to a Brookings-Battelle study, and renewable energy, where total estimates range from 903,536 to 1,055,536 jobs across various technologies including biofuels, hydropower, solar, and wind.

• In the fourth quarter of 2011, the United States had 3.4 million green jobs, accounting for 2.6 percent of all jobs in the country.
• A study by the Brookings Institution and Battelle indicated that in 2010, the "clean economy" employed 2.7 million people, surpassing the 2.4 million employed in the fossil fuel industry.
• The energy efficiency sector is projected to create significant future employment, with estimates suggesting 1.3 to 1.9 million jobs by 2050 or 1.3 million jobs by 2030.
• Renewable energy employment varies by technology, with the ethanol industry supporting 383,260 jobs in 2012 and the solar industry employing 119,016 workers as of November 2012, the latter representing a 13.2 percent increase from the previous year.

APA

Environmental and Energy Study Institute (2013). Jobs in Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency. https://www.eesi.org/files/FactSheet_Green-Jobs_061113.pdf

Chicago

Environmental and Energy Study Institute. Jobs in Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency. 2013. https://www.eesi.org/files/FactSheet_Green-Jobs_061113.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{environmentalandenergystudyinstitute2013jobs, author = {{Environmental and Energy Study Institute}}, title = {{Jobs in Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency}}, institution = {Environmental and Energy Study Institute}, year = {2013}, month = jun, url = {https://www.eesi.org/files/FactSheet_Green-Jobs_061113.pdf}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }