US DOE Report Reveals Uptick in Clean-Energy Jobs
A report from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has revealed that there has been an uptick in green-energy jobs around the country. The recently released annual report found that the nascent industry's employment opportunities are growing more than two times faster than the rest of the energy industry and overall economy. Of the more than 250,000 energy jobs the United States added in 2023, the Department of Energy report said, 142,000 positions (56%) were in the clean-energy sector. A statement from U.S. secretary of energy Jennifer Granholm noted that the data shows the U.S. is not just retaining but…