The number of wind energy-related jobs worldwide amounted to 1.37 million in 2021, an increase of about nine percent from the previous year. The industry has seen near-continuous employment growth in the period of consideration.
Number of jobs in the wind energy industry worldwide from 2009 to 2021 (in 1,000s)
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IRENA. (September 20, 2022). Number of jobs in the wind energy industry worldwide from 2009 to 2021 (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved September 24, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/268400/jobs-in-the-wind-energy-industry-worldwide-since-2005/
IRENA. "Number of jobs in the wind energy industry worldwide from 2009 to 2021 (in 1,000s)." Chart. September 20, 2022. Statista. Accessed September 24, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/268400/jobs-in-the-wind-energy-industry-worldwide-since-2005/
IRENA. (2022). Number of jobs in the wind energy industry worldwide from 2009 to 2021 (in 1,000s). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: September 24, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/268400/jobs-in-the-wind-energy-industry-worldwide-since-2005/
IRENA. "Number of Jobs in The Wind Energy Industry Worldwide from 2009 to 2021 (in 1,000s)." Statista, Statista Inc., 20 Sep 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/268400/jobs-in-the-wind-energy-industry-worldwide-since-2005/
IRENA, Number of jobs in the wind energy industry worldwide from 2009 to 2021 (in 1,000s) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/268400/jobs-in-the-wind-energy-industry-worldwide-since-2005/ (last visited September 24, 2023)
Number of jobs in the wind energy industry worldwide from 2009 to 2021 (in 1,000s) [Graph], IRENA, September 20, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/268400/jobs-in-the-wind-energy-industry-worldwide-since-2005/