U.S. Energy Employment Rises Despite Loss In Fossil Fuel Jobs

The number of U.S. jobs in fossil fuels dropped in 2021, but overall American employment in the energy sector increased by 4 percent last year, outpacing the growth in overall U.S. employment and led by job additions in the EV and hybrid vehicle-making sector, the 2022 U.S. Energy and Employment Report (USEER) showed on Tuesday.

Last year, the U.S. energy sector added more than 300,000 jobs, and total employment in the industry grew to over 7.8 million in 2021. Energy jobs grew faster than the U.S. workforce overall, which rose by 2.8 percent in…