More Than 400,000 U.S. Clean Energy Jobs Have Been Lost So Far During the Pandemic
Jan 15, 2021 / Yale e360
The clean energy sector in the United States lost 429,000 jobs last year due to the economic impacts of Covid-19, with the industry hitting its lowest number of workers since 2015, according to a new analysis of federal unemployment filings. Based on the industry’s current growth rates, it could take well into 2023 for clean energy jobs to reach their pre-pandemic levels.