Illinois Led Midwest in Clean Energy Job Growth

The annual Clean Jobs Midwest Report has ranked Illinois fifth in the nation for clean energy job creation, adding 3,724 jobs last year. One out of every ten new jobs in Illinois in 2024 were in the clean energy industry according to the report, placing Illinois as the frontrunner among Midwestern states for job growth in solar, wind, batteries, energy efficiency, storage and grid, and other clean energy subsectors. These fields continued to outpace the broader economy, and have the heaviest presence in Cook County, with more than 56,000 clean energy workers.

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