User:Milkncooki/Renewable energy in California

Renewable Energy Industry Employment
Since there has been an increase in the demand for renewable sources of energy this has brought many jobs to people globally. Data collected from the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) shows that as of 2019, the renewable energy sector had employed 11.5 million people worldwide, which is a 4% increase from the previous year. Since the COVID 19 pandemic 429,000 Americans lost their jobs in the renewable energy sector, both public and private companies. In California, the clean energy economy provides 16% of clean energy jobs within the United States, which includes the 26.5% employment rates for renewable energy occupations.

California had employed the most people during the COVID 19 pandemic (2019-2020), with a total of 485,000 new employees that is 3% of California's work force. This allowed so many people to have job security throughout the pandemic and demand for renewable energy and clean energy occupations are still increasing. Employees' hired in California for renewable energy occupations include 124,817 jobs in solar energy and 2,520 jobs in wind energy. Jobs provided to Californians' related to energy efficiency are categorized by manufacturing of clean vehicles (40,000 jobs), Clean storage (17,000 jobs), electricity grid modification (6,000 jobs), and all other indirect clean energy sectors (500,000 jobs). California has more clean energy jobs than it does fossil fuel jobs and now out numbers the fossil fuel industry 5 to 1.