US Energy & Employment Jobs Report
Summary of Findings
Based on data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics and supplementary surveys of tens of thousands of U.S. energy sector employers, the U.S. Energy and Employment Report (USEER) is a comprehensive summary of national, state and county-level energy jobs, reporting by industry, technology, and region with data on unionization rates, demographics, and employer perspectives on growth and hiring.
In 2023, jobs in clean energy grew at more than twice the rate of the strong overall U.S. labor market.
Clean energy jobs grew at double the rate (4.2%) of job growth in the rest of the economy (2.0%), adding 142,000 new jobs.
For the first time ever, unionization rates in clean energy (12.4%) surpassed the energy sector average (11%). And unionized employers reported less difficulty hiring than non-union employers, with both employer groups reporting an easier time hiring workers than last year.
Construction employment in energy grew 4.5%, almost double the economy-wide construction employment growth of 2.3%.
Employment increased across all five USEER energy technology categories, which includes electric power generation; energy efficiency; fuels; motor vehicles; and transmission, distribution, and storage, from in 2023. Clean energy jobs increased in every state across the United States.
Veterans accounted for 9% of the U.S. energy workforce, greater than their representation in the overall U.S. workforce, at 5%.
The energy workforce is younger than average, with 29% of workers below the age of 30.
Latino and Hispanic workers held nearly one-third of the new energy jobs created in 2023, growing by 79,000 workers.
