National Solar Jobs Census 2020 Social Media Toolkit

On May 6, 2021 the Solar Energy Industries Association, The Solar Foundation and the Interstate Renewable Energy Council are releasing the 11th annual National Solar Jobs Census, which shows the U.S. solar industry employed 231,474 workers in 2020. This is a 6.7% drop from 2019, largely due to pandemic restrictions and increased labor productivity. To reach President Biden’s clean energy target, we’ll need over 900,000 solar jobs, and now is the time to advance policy solutions that provide long-term certainty for solar businesses and allow us to hire and train that workforce.

Here is SEIA’s press release on this important report.

Below are social media posts and graphics you can use to promote the #SolarJobsCensus and the urgent need for policy action.

TWITTER

Click to Tweet: The 11th annual #SolarJobsCensus is here. Despite a record year for deployment, U.S. #solar jobs dropped slightly in 2020, mostly due to the pandemic and increased labor efficiency. More from @SEIA: https://www.seia.org/news/solar-jobs-census-2020
Click to Tweet: More than 231K families in America are supported by well-paying #SolarJobs. It’s time for Congress to act to create hundreds of thousands #AmericanJobs. https://www.seia.org/news/solar-jobs-census-2020
Click to Tweet: The new #SolarJobsCensus shows that #solar workforce diversity improved across nearly every demographic group in 2020. We need policy action to continue that progress as we equitably grow the clean energy economy and create #AmericanJobs. seia.org/census
Click to Tweet: According to the #SolarJobsCensus, the #solar industry was able to keep tens of thousands of workers on the payroll during the pandemic. Let’s rebuild our economy and put Americans back to work with careers in clean energy. #AmericanJobs seia.org/census
Click to Tweet: The new #SolarJobsCensus shows the U.S. #solar industry employed 231,474 workers in 2020. Dive into the new data from @SEIA, @Solarfound, @IRECUSA & @BW_Research: https://www.seia.org/news/solar-jobs-census-2020
Click to Tweet: Residential and commercial #solar jobs make up more than half of all industry employment and were hit hardest by the pandemic. They also represent the greatest opportunity for clean energy job growth. #SolarJobsCensus http://seia.org/census
Click to Tweet: By 2035, we’ll need 900k #solar workers to reach President Biden’s 2035 clean energy target. Let’s act now to deploy more clean energy and lay the groundwork to hire and train those workers. #AmericanJobs #SolarJobsCensus seia.org/census
Click to Tweet: Solar supports 231k jobs, but our workforce needs to grow to 900k by 2035 to meet President @JoeBiden’s clean energy target. Congress should prioritize policies to create hundreds of thousands of clean energy jobs. #SolarJobsCensus #AmericanJobs https://www.seia.org/news/solar-jobs-census-2020

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The 11th annual National Solar Jobs Census is here, showing the U.S. solar industry employed 231,474 workers in 2020. Despite a record year for deployment, solar jobs dropped slightly from 2019, mostly due to the pandemic and increased labor efficiency. Dive into the new data from the Solar Energy Industries Association, The Solar Foundation and the Interstate Renewable Energy Council at seia.org/census #solarjobs #SolarJobsCensus #AmericanJobs
The #solar industry continues to support over 231,000 jobs, but we will need to reach 900,000 jobs to meet President Biden’s clean energy target. This will be a challenge, but Congress can enact policies now that will help get us there and create economic opportunities in every city and town across the country. Get the latest solar workforce data at seia.org/census #solarjobs #SolarJobsCensus #AmericanJobs