This statistic displays the total FTE jobs in the solar PV industry in the European Union (EU-28) from 2008 to 2021, by country. It shows that there was a large drop in jobs between 2008 and 2016. However, it is projected that FTE jobs will recover and amount to around 174,682 jobs throughout the European Union by 2021.
Number of full-time equivalent (FTE) jobs in the solar PV industry in the European Union (EU-28) from 2008 to 2016, by country
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* The source adds the following information: "Jobs represent the total amount of full-time equivalent (FTE) jobs created by the PV industry directly and indirectly. includes all market-relevant technologies, i.e. crystalline silicon and thinfilm technology."
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EY, & SolarPower Europe. (November 1, 2017). Number of full-time equivalent (FTE) jobs in the solar PV industry in the European Union (EU-28) from 2008 to 2016, by country [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 04, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/798208/total-solar-pv-jobs-per-year-european-union-eu-28/
EY, und SolarPower Europe. "Number of full-time equivalent (FTE) jobs in the solar PV industry in the European Union (EU-28) from 2008 to 2016, by country." Chart. November 1, 2017. Statista. Accessed April 04, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/798208/total-solar-pv-jobs-per-year-european-union-eu-28/
EY, SolarPower Europe. (2017). Number of full-time equivalent (FTE) jobs in the solar PV industry in the European Union (EU-28) from 2008 to 2016, by country. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 04, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/798208/total-solar-pv-jobs-per-year-european-union-eu-28/
EY, and SolarPower Europe. "Number of Full-time Equivalent (Fte) Jobs in The Solar Pv Industry in The European Union (Eu-28) from 2008 to 2016, by Country." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 Nov 2017, https://www.statista.com/statistics/798208/total-solar-pv-jobs-per-year-european-union-eu-28/
EY & SolarPower Europe, Number of full-time equivalent (FTE) jobs in the solar PV industry in the European Union (EU-28) from 2008 to 2016, by country Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/798208/total-solar-pv-jobs-per-year-european-union-eu-28/ (last visited April 04, 2025)
Number of full-time equivalent (FTE) jobs in the solar PV industry in the European Union (EU-28) from 2008 to 2016, by country [Graph], EY, & SolarPower Europe, November 1, 2017. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/798208/total-solar-pv-jobs-per-year-european-union-eu-28/
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