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1 in 78 New Jobs in America is a Solar Job

By Heath Wickline
February 6, 2015
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A few highlights:

As of November 2014, the solar industry employs 173,807 workers, representing a growth rate of nearly 22% over the previous year.

And the good news doesn’t stop there.  Here are just a few key findings from this year’s census:

-Solar employment has grown by 86% in the past five years alone.

-One out of every 78 new jobs created in the U.S. over the past 12 months was created by the solar industry.

-The solar industry is adding workers at a rate nearly 20 times faster than the overall economy.

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