U.S. Clean Energy Industry Hit Hard by COVID-19

447,208 new unemployment filings in April, triple March claims / CA, FL, GA, TX, MI, NC, WA, NY, OH among hardest hit states / Energy efficiency job losses top 400,000; renewable job losses near 100,000

Nearly 600,000 U.S. clean energy workers have lost their jobs since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic after 447,208 new workers filed unemployment claims in April— tripling the claims filed in March. That’s according to a new analysis of unemployment data released today by E2 (Environmental Entrepreneurs), the American Council on Renewable Energy (ACORE), E4TheFuture, and BW Research Partnership. The analysis of Department of Labor data found that 594,347 workers in clean... ... More: Official Press Release ACORE

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