The U.S. Energy and Employment Report (USEER)

The U.S. Energy and Employment Report (USEER) is a comprehensive summary of national, state and county-level energy jobs, reported by industry, technology, and region, with data on wages, demographics and employer perspectives on growth and hiring in the industry.

The USEER has been produced since 2016 to better track and understand employment within and across key energy sectors. The  annual study combines a survey of over 40,000 employers with Bureau of Labor Statistics’ and other labor market data to produce a detailed estimate of employment and workforce characteristics across the energy sector.

2024 U.S. Energy & Employment Report

DOE’s 2024 USSER report was produced by the Department’s Office of Energy Jobs in the Office of Policy, with review and insights from a wide range of reviewers from across the Department of Energy and U.S. Government. The report uses data collected from a compressive employer survey of 42,100 business representatives across the industry as well as data from primary public sources.

In 2023, jobs in the energy sector reached 8.4 million, representing over 5% of all U.S. jobs. From 2022-2023, the sector experienced 3% growth, outpacing 2% job growth in the rest of the economy.

Employment increased across all five USEER energy technology categories, which include electric power generation; transmission, distribution, and storage; fuels; energy efficiency; and motor vehicles.

2024 Report Highlights:

  • Employment in electric power generation grew the fastest of all major energy technology categories at 4.0%.
  • Within the fuels sector, petroleum added the most jobs, followed by natural gas.
  • U.S. saw a gain of 52,000 jobs in traditional transmission, distribution and storage, and nearly 60,000 in motor vehicles.
  • Looking across the energy sector, energy-related construction employment grew rapidly, at 4.5%, almost double the economy-wide construction employment growth of 2.3%.
  • Energy-related manufacturing employment increased by 3% in 2023, adding over 50,000 jobs.

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