Clean energy employment in the United States increased by 142,000 jobs in 2023, accounting for more than half of all new energy sector jobs and growing at a rate more than twice that of the overall U.S. economy. According to the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) 2024 U.S. Energy and Employment Report (USEER), the energy workforce added over 250,000 jobs in 2023, with 56% of those in clean energy.
The solar and wind sectors saw significant job growth, with increases of 5.3% and 4.5% respectively. Looking ahead, DOE projects that the Inflation Reduction Act will double the share of electricity generation from clean sources by 2030, largely driven by growth in solar and wind. To support this expansion, construction in the energy sector is booming, with nearly 90,000 energy jobs added in 2023, reflecting a 4.5% growth rate—almost double the economy-wide construction employment growth of 2.3%.
For the first time, the 2024 USEER also tracked jobs resulting from the construction of domestic clean energy manufacturing and supply chain facilities. In addition to the 90,000 traditional energy construction jobs, the report identified 28,000 new jobs in 2023 dedicated to building battery and solar module factories, ports for offshore wind, and warehouses to store and transport clean energy products.
