Mapping Midwest Clean Energy Jobs
Clean Jobs Midwest is an annual report based on survey data on clean energy employment in 12 Midwestern states.
Clean Jobs Midwest is an annual report based on survey data on clean energy employment in 12 Midwestern states. These states include Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota, and Wisconsin.
Clean Jobs Midwest reports employment and economic growth in the clean energy industry, which includes renewable energy generation, energy efficiency, clean vehicle, grid and storage, and clean fuels, for the Midwest region.
This report shares the story of clean energy employment in the Midwest and serves as a tool for advocates and policymakers as they develop and strengthen public policy to expand clean energy and foster cleantech innovation and entrepreneurship in the region.
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, adding more than 28,000 jobs
- 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.
- Clean vehicles jobs grew by more than 9%, the fastest growing clean energy sector in the Midwest. Electric vehicle-related jobs accounted for most of the sector’s growth.
- The biggest sector in the Midwest clean energy industry is energy efficiency, home to over 500,000 jobs.
- Illinois employs the most clean energy workers (128,871), followed by Michigan (127,690), and Ohio (119,241)
Evergreen Climate Innovations develops Clean Jobs Midwest in partnership with Environmental Entrepreneurs (E2) with support from the McKnight Foundation to tell the story of the region’s clean energy sector. Survey research for this report was conducted by BW Research Partnership, a national leader in workforce and economic development research.
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