On November 14th, 2012, The Solar Foundation released its third annual
National Solar Jobs Census report, which found that
the U.S. solar industry currently employs 119,016 Americans. This figure represents the addition of
13,872 new solar workers and a
13.2 percent employment growth rate over the past 12 months. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, employment in the overall economy grew at a rate of 2.3 percent during the same period*, signifying that 1 in 230 jobs created nationally over the last year were created in the solar industry. The report, produced by The Solar Foundation and in partnership with BW Research and Cornell University, was released at the Interstate Renewable Energy Council's
Clean Energy Workforce Education Conference in Albany, NY
.
