The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has released the 2022 U.S. Energy and Employment Report (USEER), which reveals that in 2021 , jobs in the electric mobility sector increased by 26.2%, or 21,961.
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The 2022 USEER report shows that the energy sector, excluding fossil fuels, experienced positive growth. Overall, the sector grew by 4% from 2020 to 2021, outpacing overall employment , which grew by 2.8% over the same period. The energy sector added more than 300,000 jobs, increasing its total from 7.5 million in 2020 to more than 7.8 million in 2021.
In addition to the huge increase in jobs in the electric mobility sector, other vehicle showed notable growth:
Spaces for hybrid electric vehicles increased by 23,577, an increase of 19.7%.
Plug-in hybrid vehicle positions increased by 14,790, an increase of 30.9%.
Hydrogen fuel cell positions increased by 4,160, an increase of 41.4%.
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Fossil fuel jobs accounted for most of the jobs lost in the fuel sector:
Oil a decrease of 6.4%, losing 31,593 jobs.
Coal -fired jobs fell by the largest percentage, at 11.8%, losing 7,125 jobs.
Fuel extraction operations decreased by 12% overall.
However, biofuels, including renewable diesel fuels, biodiesel fuels and waste fuels, grew by 6.7%, adding 1,180 jobs.
When demand for biofuels is combined with support from the financial sector and government policy that supports EVs and clean energy, growth is rapid, despite the challenges of the pandemic and supply chain issues.
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Demand will continue to grow, but it remains to be seen what federal policy will bring, as the November elections may bring changes at both the federal and state levels.
