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The Solar Foundation has released its third annual National Solar Jobs Census report, which found the U.S. solar industry currently employs 119,016 Americans.
This figure represents the addition of 13,872 new solar workers and a 13.2 percent employment growth rate over the past 12 months. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, employment in the overall economy grew at a rate of 2.3 percent during the same period (According to EMSI, the economy grew only 1.6 percent.), signifying one in 230 jobs created nationally over the past year was created in the solar industry.
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