Opinion: Modernizing the electrical grid and energy infrastructure can propel an economic recovery
EFI Distinguished Associate David Foster, the author of the USEER, writes in the Houston Chronicle that energy jobs have a significant role to play in a coronavirus recover.y Read the full op-ed.
The 2020 Report:
Key Takeaways Webinar
The National Association of State Energy Officials (NASEO), the Energy Futures Initiative (EFI), and BW Research prepared a webinar for the 2020 release. Report author and Distinguished EFI Associate David Foster offers exclusive insights and analysis of the jobs data gathered for the 2020 U.S. Energy & Employment Report.
• Download the press release.
• Download a PDF of the presentation slides.
The 2019 Report:
Release Event
The National Association of State Energy Officials (NASEO), the Energy Futures Initiative (EFI), BW Research, and energy and workforce policy experts discussed the public release of the 2019 U.S. Energy and Employment Report (USEER) on Wednesday, March 6, at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C. The event, convened by David Ellis, EFI’s Director of Communications and Policy Strategy, featured a panel of energy experts, led by former Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz, President & CEO of EFI, and David Terry, the Executive Director of NASEO.
The 2018 Report:
Release Event
Ernest J. Moniz, President & CEO of Energy Futures Initiative, welcomes Senator Maria Cantwell, D-Washington, to the launch of the 2018 U.S. Energy and Employment Report on Wednesday. (Photo by Roxie Brown/EFI)
Media Contacts
For inquiries regarding this report, please contact:
Sandy Fazeli
Managing Director
National Association of State Energy Officials
sfazeli@naseo.org
703-299-8800 x 117
www.naseo.org
David Ellis
Director, Communications and Policy Strategy
Energy Futures Initiative
Ddellis@energyfuturesinitiative.org
202-688-0042
www.energyfuturesinitiative.org
LATEST NEWS
FEATURED
Department of Energy Cites the USEER
In celebration of International Women’s Day on March 8, the Department of Energy cited the USEER to call attention to the gender gap in energy jobs in the United States: “In the U.S. Energy & Employment Report you can find figures on women’s employment in each sector of the energy workforce (did you know the electric power generation sector has the highest percentage of women?). The report was released just this week by National Association of State Energy Officials and the Energy Futures Initiative.” Read more here.
E&E NEWS
Labor shortages may hamstring U.S. energy sector — study
The United States is facing a shortage of workers trained and willing to take blue-collar construction jobs in the energy sector, even as oil and gas production soars and the power sector continues to transform, according to a new report.
The Energy Futures Initiative (EFI) and the National Association of State Energy Officials found in a study released yesterday that the hiring challenges are not evenly spread among the fossil fuels, nuclear power and renewable energy sources that are battling for prominence.
AXIOS
Across the energy sector, workers are increasingly hard to find
All parts of America’s energy industry are having trouble hiring workers, according to a new report out today.
Driving the news: Hiring difficulty last year was cited by more than three-quarters of employers in areas like energy efficiency, electric power and vehicles. This is an increase of nearly 7% over 2017, per the annual report that had been conducted by the Energy Department and is now done by two nonprofits.
FORBES
U.S. Oil And Natural Gas Led For New Energy Jobs in 2018
A joint project from the National Association of State Energy Officials and Energy Futures Initiative, the new must read for the American job market is out: The 2019 U.S. Energy and Employment Report.
With all time records being set for total Americans in the labor force, energy continues to outpace the other sectors in terms of new hires.
Our energy jobs boom begins with oil and natural gas, together supplying nearly 65% of all the energy that enables our $21 trillion economy.
As compared to 2017, U.S. crude oil and gas production boomed 16.3% and 12% respectively in 2018, so the jobs followed.
UTILITY DIVE
Efficiency leads 2019 energy job growth prospects
The 2019 U.S. Energy and Employment Report (USEER), released yesterday, shows traditional energy and energy efficiency sectors "continued to outperform the economy as a whole," and added 152,000 new jobs last year.
2018 COVERAGE
CHARLESTON CHRONICLE
New U.S. Energy and Jobs Report Shows Growth, Less Diverse Workforce
WALL STREET JOURNAL
Energy Journal
LOUISIANA WEEKLY
African-American workers lag behind whites in the Energy sector
E&E NEWS
Tax Credits May Do Little for Coal: Report
PROUDGREENBUILDING
Report: Energy-efficiency employment climbing
NRDC BLOG
Good News for Good Jobs: Clean Energy Soars
THE CHRONICLE
Sen. Maria Cantwell Touts Washington's Status in Energy Sector Economy
DELAWARE PUBLIC MEDIA
Biden, Moniz talk energy jobs at UD
KXLY WASHINGTON
Jobs in the energy sector continue to grow with WA state leading the way
AGENCIA O GLOBO
Growth of U.S. job in energy surpasses national growth rate
ENERGYWIRE
Energy jobs cut into red and blue state divide
BLOOMBERG
Solar Beats Coal on U.S. Jobs
The industry put twice as many people to work last year than its fossil-fuel counterpart
WASHINGTON EXAMINER
Solar jobs fall in 2017, according to report from Obama's energy chief
BNA
Energy Sector Jobs Grew Overall in 2017, While Solar Declined
DAILY ENERGY INSIDER
Energy and Employment Report reveals growth in energy efficiency jobs
E&E NEWS
Moniz unveils report showing surge in energy efficiency jobs
PV MAGAZINE (AUSTRALIA)
More U.S. jobs in solar than coal and nuclear combined
ARS TECHNICA
Energy jobs reports say solar dominates coal, but wind is the real winner
REGIONAL NEWS
KXLY WASHINGTON
Jobs in the energy sector continue to grow with WA state leading the way
WASHINGTON STATE WIRE
Report: Washington leads nation in energy efficiency jobs
COLORADO
Colorado energy jobs led by natural gas and energy efficiency sectors
DELAWARE PUBLIC MEDIA