Workers install solar panels on the rooftops of warehouses in Secaucus, New Jersey. Brendon Shank / U.S. Department of Energy
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The future is looking bright for green jobs in the solar industry. According to the latest National Solar Jobs Census, published by the nonprofit Interstate Renewable Energy Council, solar jobs in the U.S. grew by nearly 6% in 2023.
With this growth, U.S. solar industry jobs reached 279,447 last year, a record high, Reuters reported. From 2022 to 2023, solar jobs increased by 15,564, a 5.9% increase.
The most recent report is the 14th edition of the National Solar Jobs Census, and since its inception, solar industry jobs in the U.S. have…
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