E2 Releases Initial Findings From Clean Jobs America 2026 Report

By Tom Whitfield

E2, the national nonpartisan business group, has published the initial findings of its Clean Jobs America 2026 report, the organization's annual count of clean-energy employment across the United States.

The release is an early snapshot. E2 (Environmental Entrepreneurs, a coalition of business leaders) typically follows initial findings with a full report later in the cycle, including state-level and sector-level breakdowns. Those detailed figures are not part of this first release.

What do we know so far?

Clean Jobs America is the most widely cited annual tally of clean-energy jobs in the US. It aggregates employment across clean energy generation, clean transportation, energy efficiency, grid modernization and clean fuels. Each prior edition has also identified which states and which occupations are gaining or losing ground.

The 2026 initial findings confirm the series is continuing. E2's tracking has documented how federal policy shifts, utility-scale project timelines and manufacturing investment decisions translate into hiring or layoffs, quarter by quarter. That's why recruiters, workforce boards and economic developers watch this release closely.

Takeaway in plain words: this is the first official read on America's clean-energy workforce for 2026, with the detailed numbers still to come.

Why does this matter for your job search?

If you work in clean energy — or you're trying to break in — the report series is one of the few tools that tells you where demand actually sits. Previous Clean Jobs America editions have ranked states by clean-jobs concentration and named the fastest-growing occupations. Those rankings matter. They signal where employers are posting and which roles carry durable demand, from electricians and HVAC technicians to wind-turbine technicians and battery-plant production staff.

For hiring managers and workforce planners, the initial findings serve as an early benchmark. A full report typically adds counts by state, by sector and by job type, plus comparisons against prior years and against the broader US labor market.

Takeaway in plain words: watch this report if you want evidence, not vibes, about where clean-energy hiring is heading.

What comes next?

E2 says the complete Clean Jobs America 2026 report, with full national, state and sector breakdowns, will follow the initial findings. Readers comparing against last year's baseline should wait for those complete tables before drawing conclusions about job growth or contraction. The full report will land with the granular figures that hiring markets actually price in.