(Reuters) – Jobs in solar, wind and other clean energy industries grew three times faster than in the rest of the U.S. workforce last year, according to a study published on Friday, warning that many of them could go due to Trump administration efforts to block renewables.

The clean energy industry added 100,000 jobs in 2024, growing 2.8% to employ more than 3.5 million people, according to environmental advocacy group E2, which has published an annual study of clean energy jobs for the last decade.

The states with the highest growth in clean energy jobs overall last year were Idaho, Oklahoma, Texas, Florida and New Jersey.

More than 80% of all new energy sector jobs in 2024 were in clean energy, the study found.

“What these numbers show is that this was one of the hottest and most pro

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