A new report released today from the Department of Energy found that clean energy investments are driving strong growth in U.S. energy sector jobs, with more than half (56 percent) of the new jobs coming from clean energy employment. Just under one in 20 of all new jobs created in the U.S. economy in 2023 were in clean energy, and clean energy now accounts for more than four in 10 of all energy jobs in the U.S. economy. Additionally, the report found that unionization rates in clean energy employment surpassed traditional energy employment last year for the first time.

In response, Evergreen Action Industry and Workforce Policy Lead Trevor Dolan released the following statement:

“There’s no question about it: Clean energy is booming. Today’s energy jobs report shows that the Biden-Harris administration’s signature climate law is reinvigorating our economy and creating many thousands of high-quality union jobs. The Biden-Harris administration is actively securing the country’s place as a global leader in clean energy manufacturing and deployment by advancing a transformative economic agenda that invests in working families and their communities.

“Going forward, we must continue to ensure that Inflation Reduction Act dollars are invested in good union jobs, which are critical to a clean energy future. Vice President Harris and Governor Walz understand unions’ vital importance to rebuilding the middle class and will stand in solidarity with American workers as we continue to build a just, thriving, clean energy future.”

Earlier this month, Evergreen released “What Does the IRS Have To Do With Labor?” outlining how a powerful new tax rule is advancing climate action and worker rights by ensuring federal climate investments create good clean energy jobs. You can read the full report here.

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