Do more Pennsylvanians work in renewable energy fields than in coal, oil and gas combined?
By Laura Brickman
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In 2019, Pennsylvania had about 97,000 clean-energy workers, compared to 57,778 workers in natural gas, petroleum and coal production, according to data published by the state's energy programs office.
Pennsylvania's clean-energy sector has seen higher-than-average job growth, increasing by 8.7% between 2017 and 2019.
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