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, advanced transportation, 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 2023 report
- Clean energy and clean transportation companies added more than 25,000 jobs in 2022, now employing over 734,000 Midwesterners.
- Midwest clean energy jobs grew by nearly 4 percent in 2022, 50 percent faster than the region’s overall economy.
- Growth in 2022 was driven by clean transportation, which grew by 11.2%, adding more than 12,096 jobs across the region.
- Michigan employs the most clean energy workers with a total of 123,983, followed by Illinois (123,799), and Ohio (114,395).
- The energy efficiency sector continued to lead clean energy in total jobs in 2022 with 487,285 workers followed by clean transportation (119,786) and renewable energy (92,619).
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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