2024 Clean Jobs Midwest Report
October 17, 2024We are excited to announce the release of the ninth annual 2024 Clean Jobs Midwest report!
Evergreen Climate Innovations and Environmental Entrepreneurs (E2) partner to publish the Clean Jobs Midwest report, a survey of clean energy employment in 12 Midwestern states.
This report features employment information across energy efficiency, renewable energy generation, grid & storage technologies, clean fuels, and clean vehicles. On the Clean Jobs Midwest report website, you’ll find profiles of clean energy workers throughout the region and factsheets for all 12 states.
View this report to learn more about clean energy employment in your state – and across the Midwest.
Key Takeaways from the 2024 Report
- There are more than 760,000 clean energy jobs in the Midwest. The industry grew by 4 percent in 2023.
- Clean energy’s economic role in the region is vital: the industry added jobs over 4 times faster than the Midwest’s overall economy, and more than 4 times as many Midwesterners work in clean energy than the number of lawyers, web developers, and real estate agents combined.
- The biggest sector in the Midwest clean energy industry is energy efficiency, home to over 500,000 jobs.
- Clean vehicles was the fastest growing clean energy sector in the Midwest and saw an increase of over 9 percent. Electric vehicle-related jobs accounted for most of the sector’s growth.
- The future is bright. As we look ahead, the Inflation Reduction Act positions the industry for further, unprecedented growth.