The U.S. clean energy economy added 127,000 workers in 2022 – accounting for more than 3 percent of all net new jobs in the U.S. and employing a total of 3.3 million workers according to the new 2023 Clean Jobs America Report.
According to the report, every state added clean energy jobs in 2022 – regardless of politics, climate, or geology. The states with the most clean energy jobs remained unchanged from 2021, led by California and Texas with over 500,000 and 250,000 jobs respectively, followed by New York, Florida, Michigan, Illinois, Massachusetts, Ohio, and North Carolina all with at least 100,000. Employment increased by more than 6 percent in five states (Tenn. Ky., Okla., N.J., N.M.), while the sector accounted for more than 5 percent of all 20 jobs in Vermont and over 3 percent in four other states (Mass., Wyo., Md., R.I.).
Overall, North Carolina ranked 9th in the nation for new clean energy jobs added, with the largest 2 sectors being construction and professional services:
The Charlotte metro also ranked as the 23rd in the nation for clean energy jobs: