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Solar industry adds 31,000 jobs
2015-01-16 15:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Hill: The solar power industry added 31,000 jobs in 2014, about 20 times the job growth rate of the rest of the economy. The 21.8 percent growth rate brought the solar sector to 173,807 total U.S. jobs, according to the Solar Foundations annual job survey. The solar industry has once again proven to be a powerful engine of economic growth and job creation, Andrea Luecke, president of the Solar Foundation, said in a statement. Our census findings show that one out of every 78 new jobs created...
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Category:Electronics and Electrical