Solar industry powered jobs at highest rate
The U.S. solar energy industry added jobs at about 5.74 times the rate of the rest of the economy in the 12 months ended in September, according to a report from the Solar Foundation, Bloomberg reported. The industry added 13,872 workers, boosting the solar work force by 13.2 percent to 119,016 at the end of the period, the Washington-based nonprofit said. The employment growth rate in the total economy was 2.3 percent in the same period, the group said. Read more.
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