US solar jobs grew 25% in 2016

Posted online February 7, 2017 | 12:37 pm

U.S. solar industry jobs grew 25 percent in 2016 to over 260,000 workers, according to the Solar Foundation.

The growth is the largest annual percentage gain in the six years the Solar Foundation has tracked the data.

Jobs in the industry increases in 44 of 50 states.

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