U.S. Clean-Energy Industry Loses Jobs -- Market Talk

1433 ET - The U.S. clean-energy industry lost nearly 37,000 jobs last year, reversing a four-year period of annual workforce expansion that followed a broader economic recovery from the Covid-19 pandemic, according to E2, a nonpartisan group of business leaders, investors and professionals who advocate for clean energy. The industry recorded job losses across 35 U.S. states and all its largest subsectors--energy efficiency, renewable power and clean vehicles, E2 says. Energy storage and grid modernization, alongside biofuels, were the only subsectors that "posted slight increases in new jobs," E2 adds. California alone lost almost 21,000 jobs, while Florida saw the largest job gains by adding roughly 3,800 positions. Clean energy represents the largest workforce in the U.S. overall energy industry, with about 3.5 million workers, compared with 958,000 in the oil-and-gas sector, according to E2. (luis.garcia@wsj.com; @lhvgarcia)

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September 22, 2026 14:33 ET (18:33 GMT)