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New Report: Job losses from COVID-19 crisis eliminate years of rapid clean energy job growth
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Minnesota's fifth annual Clean Jobs Midwest 2020 Report launches today.
• Minnesota entered 2020 with 61,805 clean energy workers
• Before COVID-19, clean energy jobs were growing 2.5 times faster than the overall economy
• 11,546 clean energy workers across Minnesota now unemployed
• Unemployment claims since March are now 3.3 times the number of clean energy jobs created since 2017.
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Despite the heavy toll COVID-19 has exacted on the industry, CEEM Executive Director Gregg Mast says the clean energy business community has shown its ability to help restart the economy in the past, and he’s confident the strength of the industry will re-emerge as a key figure to help repower Minnesota’s economy again.
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- The clean energy industry employed more than 61,800 Minnesotans in 2019.
- Before the crisis hit, clean energy employers projected 7% growth in 2020 -- or adding more than 4,500 new jobs.
- 1 in 3 clean energy jobs is located in Greater Minnesota.
- 3 out of every 4 clean energy workers are employed in energy efficiency, which was severely impacted by the pandemic.
- The smart grid and energy storage sector experienced 5% growth in 2019.
- Wind jobs grew nearly 6% in 2019 as several new wind projects were completed and previously built projects were repowered.
- In 2019, Minnesota saw the third largest number of clean energy jobs gained in the Midwest.
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