CLEAN ENERGY POTENTIAL REACHES NEW HEIGHTS Colorado is leading the Mountain West’s clean energy economy, and the state’s potential reached new heights with strong employment growth across cleantech sectors (4.8%)—far outpacing overall national (1.5%) and statewide (2.4%) job growth. Colorado now has nearly 60,000 workers in clean energy, placing it among the top 10 states for jobs in wind energy (3rd), bioenergy (9th), overall renewable energy (6th), and just outside the top 10 in solar energy (11th). And the state saw its largest growth come from energy efficiency and clean vehicles, which grew 7.2% and 22.5% respectively. All 64 counties in Colorado are home to clean energy workers, with 11 counties supporting over 1,000 jobs. And while state’s major four metro areas account for the majority of Colorado’s overall clean energy jobs (47,200), its rural areas account for nearly as many (8,100) as Fort Collins and Colorado Springs combined (8,500). Smart policies such as the Zero-Emission Vehicle standards adopted by Colorado’s Air Quality Control Commission in August and Gov. Polis’ roadmap to 100% renewable energy will help ensure that Colorado’s clean energy economy keeps growing. Businesses have noticed, with Colorado clean energy employers predicting they’ll add jobs more than twice as fast in 2019 (10.3%) as 2018. Colorado can do even more, including enacting policies that will help building owners convert their properties to run on 100 percent clean electricity and programs to help fossil fuel workers find new jobs in clean energy. WWW.E2.ORG/CLEANJOBSCO WWW.CLEANJOBSCOUNT.ORG #CLEANJOBSCO #CLEANJOBSAMERICA For more information, E2 Mountain West Advocate Susan Nedell at [email protected]. For questions regarding this report, visit E2’s Clean Jobs America FAQ at https://www.e2.org/reports/clean-jobs-america-faq. SEPT 2019 E2FS: 19-09-A PRESENTED BY: INDUSTRY BREAKDOWN: JOBS 34,342 3,323 17,073 2,045 2,884 ENERGY EFFICIENCY: n ENERGY STAR & Lighting: 10,723 n Trad. HVAC: 9,939 n High-Efficiency HVAC & Renewable H&C: 6,427 n Adv Materials: 5,652 n Other: 1,601 ALTERNATIVE TRANSPORTATION: n Hybrid Electric Vehicles: 1,446 n Plug-In Hybrid Vehicles: 693 n Electric Vehicles: 891 n Natural Gas Vehicles: 164 n Hydrogen & Fuel Cell: 129 RENEWABLE ENERGY: n Solar: 7,775 n Wind: 7,318 n Geothermal: 228 n Bioenergy/CHP: 1,283 n Low-Impact Hydro: 470 FUELS: n Other Ethanol/ Non-Woody Biomass: 1,743 n Other Biofuels: 301 GRID & STORAGE: n Storage: 1,613 n Smart Grid: 424 n Micro-Grid: 431 n Other Grid Modernization: 417 Colorado ranks in the top 10 states for jobs in wind, bioenergy, and overall renewable generation of all Colorado energy workers are employed in clean energy industries 2 job growth across all clean energy sectors in 2018 Clean energy jobs grew twice as fast (4.8%) as statewide employment (2.4%) in 2018 more Coloradans work in clean energy than fossil fuels (33K) CLEAN ENERGY JOBS IN PERSPECTIVE TOP 10 40% 4.8% 26k 2X CLEAN JOBS COLORADO 59,666 CLEAN ENERGY JOBS ACROSS COLORADO 1 2019
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CLEAN ENERGY POTENTIAL REACHES NEW HEIGHTS Colorado is leading the Mountain West’s clean energy economy, and the state’s potential reached new heights with strong employment growth across cleantech sectors (4.8%)—far outpacing overall national (1.5%) and statewide (2.4%) job growth.
Colorado now has nearly 60,000 workers in clean energy, placing it among the top 10 states for jobs in wind energy (3rd), bioenergy (9th), overall renewable energy (6th), and just outside the top 10 in solar energy (11th). And the state saw its largest growth come from energy efficiency and clean vehicles, which grew 7.2% and 22.5% respectively.
All 64 counties in Colorado are home to clean energy workers, with 11 counties supporting over 1,000 jobs. And while state’s major four metro areas account for the majority of Colorado’s overall clean energy jobs (47,200), its rural areas account for nearly as many (8,100) as Fort Collins and Colorado Springs combined (8,500).
Smart policies such as the Zero-Emission Vehicle standards adopted by Colorado’s Air Quality Control Commission in August and Gov. Polis’ roadmap to 100% renewable energy will help ensure that Colorado’s clean energy economy keeps growing. Businesses have noticed, with Colorado clean energy employers predicting they’ll add jobs more than twice as fast in 2019 (10.3%) as 2018. Colorado can do even more, including enacting policies that will help building owners convert their properties to run on 100 percent clean electricity and programs to help fossil fuel workers find new jobs in clean energy.
GRID & STORAGE: n Storage: 1,613n Smart Grid: 424n Micro-Grid: 431n Other Grid
Modernization: 417
Colorado ranks in the top 10 states for jobs in wind, bioenergy, and overall renewable generation
of all Colorado energy workers are employed in clean energy industries2
job growth across all clean energy sectors in 2018
Clean energy jobs grew twice as fast (4.8%) as statewide employment (2.4%) in 2018
more Coloradans work in clean energy than fossil fuels (33K)
CLEAN ENERGY JOBS IN PERSPECTIVE
TOP
1040%
4.8% 26k
2X
CLEAN JOBS COLORADO59,666 CLEAN ENERGY JOBS ACROSS COLORADO1 2
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EXPAND RENEWABLE ENERGY// Accelerate the retirement of all uneconomic
fossil power plants through securitization, and reinvest in economic renewable energy, storage and just transition for workers.
// At the Public Utilities Commission, expand Tri-State Generation and Transmission Association’s access to renewable energy for their customers through a climate-safe electric resource plan.
// At the legislature, ensure all Colorado utilities are on a path to meet the state’s 100% clean energy goals by 2040.
// Support policies to increase regional transmission connectivity.
ADVANCE CLEAN TRANSPORTATION// The transportation sector is fast becoming
the number one source of greenhouse gas and ground-based ozone pollution in Colorado. Electrifying the transportation sector is key to reducing these emissions.
// The state has laid a strong foundation by extending the state’s electric vehicle tax credits,3 allowing IOUs to invest in electric vehicle infrastructure,4 adopting the Zero
Emission Vehicle program,5 and through Governor Polis’ Executive Order,6 directing the maximum allowed VW diesel scandal funds towards charging infrastructure and electric buses and trucks. There is still much to do.
// At the state legislature, support policies to invest and promote multi-modal transit, and transportation infrastructure, and develop and implement policies to reduce overreliance on vehicle travel and promote biking and walking infrastructure.
// At the Public Utility Commission, ensure utilities have strong transportation electrification plans for their resource planning proceedings.
IMPROVE ENERGY EFFICIENCY// Buildings are responsible for about 40%
of greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) in the United States.7 The pathway to a safer climate future requires a 95% reduction of GHG emissions from the 2005 baseline. Although Colorado has made progress this last legislative session by passing new appliance and
POLICIES MATTERThe Colorado state legislature passed, and Gov. Polis signed into law 18 climate and clean energy bills during the 2019 legislative session. The remainder of 2019 and 2020 are a crucial time to fully implement the new legislation and support new policies, if the Centennial State is to take full advantage of its healthy clean energy marketplace to drive down climate pollution and accelerate the state’s progress towards a clean economic future.
The following are steps Colorado can take, right now, to continue growing clean jobs while attracting new investments in various industries from the Eastern Plains and Front Range to the Western Slope:
water efficiency standards,8 and updated the minimum energy code for the construction of new buildings,9 there is still much to do.
// Adopt policies to incentivize transition building electrification.
CARBON REDUCTION// The new economy-wide emissions
reductions targets10 sets goals for the state to make progress toward a 50% reduction in GHG emissions by 2030 and a 90% reduction by 2050 from 2005 levels.
// New legislation in 2019 codified Xcel Energy’s goal11 to reduce its emissions by 80% from 2005 levels by 2030. These reductions would account for roughly half (50.8%) of the economy-wide 50% reduction requirement.
// The Air Quality Control Commission now has the responsibility to enact carbon reduction rulemakings to reach these goals that will ensure all sectors of Colorado’s economy have pathways to cut pollution and use improved technologies.
OF COLORADO CLEAN ENERGY WORKERS ARE EMPLOYED BY BUSINESSES WITH FEWER THAN 20 EMPLOYEES
COLORADO CLEAN ENERGY EMPLOYERS ARE PROJECTING 10.3% GROWTH IN 201913
64% 10.3%
55,710JOBS
56,933JOBS
59,666JOBS
CASE STUDY
In 2006 the timing was right for Whitney Painter, after stints in Washington, DC and reporting at the White House, to partner with Bart Sheldrake’s engineering skills to co-found Buglet Solar Electric in Golden, Colorado.
Colorado had recently passed the nation’s second Renewable Portfolio Standard (RPS) and Xcel Energy (the state’s largest private utility) launched its solar rewards program. Whitney & Bart’s mission was to take their combined skills and create a sustainable business that could ride the ups and downs of the economy and changing policies.
And for the past 13 years, they have worked to make rooftop solar more affordable and accessible in Colorado by keeping their overhead low and passing on those savings to their residential and commercial customers.
Whitney and Bart both say the much-needed large-scale shift in society to renewable energy will not occur unless people become more familiar with the technology—which, they think, means experiencing how rooftop solar panels seamlessly perform day in and day out.
Federal, state and local policies affect every business, and solar is no exception. Colorado’s RPS has been good for consumers and businesses and has had a huge influence in encouraging the investor-owned utilities to take on the mantel of leadership and support the transition to renewable energy. For example, Xcel Energy recently announced its goal to provide 100% carbon-free electricity by 2050.
Moving forward, Whitney and Bart see that smart policy calms the waters of change, making the shift to renewable energy more comfortable and smoother for industry—and providing certainty for businesses to make future investments.
Progress in technology and the reduction in costs for solar panels have been huge factors in making rooftop solar affordable for the middle class according to the Buglet co-founders—strong forward-looking policies are still the key to unlocking Colorado’s clean energy potential.
SMART POLICIES EXPANDING SOLAR DEVELOPMENT
COMPANY: Buglet Solar Electric
OWNERS: Whitney Painter and Bart Sheldrake
FOUNDED: 2006
LOCATION: Golden, Colorado
INDUSTRY: Solar and Battery Storage
2016 2017 2018
60,000
50,000
CLEAN JOBS COLORADO
PROFILE
YOU TRANSITIONED FROM WORKING IN PETROCHEMICALS TO THE WIND INDUSTRY FAIRLY EARLY IN YOUR CAREER. HOW DID YOU MAKE THE SWITCH?“My first job after college was as a project engineer where I managed the installation of capital improvement projects within a petrochemical facility. When I moved to Colorado, I recognized it has a thriving renewable energy industry. With my mechanical engineering background, I was able to land a job at a startup that manufactured and installed 50kW wind turbines. With my background, I was able to learn on the job the new electrical engineering concepts to allow me to effectively manage a project.”
ANY ADVICE FOR THOSE LOOKING TO WORK IN WIND ENERGY?“I would recommend seeking out industry events and try to meet as many people in the industry as possible. Choosing a startup to break into the wind energy industry can be advantageous. I’ve found that these companies are seeking skills such as project management and engineering, but often aren’t able to recruit candidates with many years of experience in the wind energy industry. Because of that, they’re willing to explore candidates from other industries. Many skills are transferable between many different industries. Focusing on those transferable skills in conversations and interviews highlights the value that someone from another industry can bring to a wind energy company.”
OPPORTUNITIES IN WIND TECHNOLOGY
NAME: Lindsay Delahunty
COMPANY: Scout Clean Energy
POSITION: Director of Construction
LOCATION: Boulder, Colorado
TIME IN POSITION: 4 years 8 months
PROFILE
WHY DID YOU WANT TO GET INVOLVED IN ENERGY EFFICIENCY?“It was largely my dad who instilled my passion for sustainable energy. Early on I took courses in micro-hydroelectric technology in the pursuit of working in the hydroelectric industry. I soon found the need for higher education to design these systems, so I pursued a degree in mechanical engineering. Through college a sense of environmental urgency has made me shift my goals to focus on energy efficiency. Because if you look around, there is a whole lot of energy wasted in this world unnecessarily, and this equates to thousands of hydroelectric plants in offset energy. Energy efficiency has shown to me to be one of the quickest and most cost-effective approaches to reducing carbon emissions and it gives me a mission.”
WHAT IS A TYPICAL PROJECT AND HOW DO YOU SEE THE FUTURE OF BUILDING EFFICIENCY?“At Ally Energy Solutions, we focus on the energy efficiency of large industrial facilities. As an engineering analyst, I get to crunch the numbers to help identify projects typically described as the low-hanging-fruit. Implementing these projects provide an immediate reduction in energy use and emissions and provide a fast return on the investment. Our projects range from upgrades and automation in lighting, refrigeration, boiler, and compressed air systems, all the way to solar, wind, biogas, and heat recovery systems. There are opportunities in practically any facility or process for improving energy efficiency.”
SEARCHING FOR LOW-HANGING ENERGY SAVINGS
NAME: Hayden Murphy
COMPANY: Ally Energy Solutions
POSITION: Engineering Analyst
LOCATION: Grand Junction, CO
TIME IN POSITION: 3 months
BEYOND THE BIG CITIES: CLEAN ENERGY JOBS THROUGHOUT THE STATE
1 out of every 5 of clean energy jobs in Colorado are outside the
Denver, Boulder, Colorado Springs, and Fort Collins metro areas
Jackson County has the highest density of clean jobs in Colorado with 32.59 per 1,000 employable residents. Counties
with fewer than 50,000 residents make up 6 of the top 10 counties in clean energy job density (Jackson, Broomfield,
Alamosa, Garfield, Pitkin, Logan).
Coloradans located in rural areas work
in clean energy
LEADING CO IN CLEAN JOB DENSITY 8,100
Metro AreaClean
Energy JobsRenewable Energy Jobs
Energy Efficiency Jobs
Denver-Aurora 32,147 10,695 17,230
Boulder 6,506 2,524 3,207
Colorado Springs 4,900 864 3,246
Fort Collins-Loveland 3,686 660 2,525
TOP METROS FOR CLEAN ENERGY JOBS Metro Area
Clean Energy Jobs
Renewable Energy Jobs
Energy Efficiency Jobs
Greeley 2,087 360 1,393
Grand Junction 1,318 246 865
Pueblo 917 157 611
CLEAN JOBS COLORADO
CLEAN ENERGY JOBS BY COUNTY14 Every county in Colorado is home to clean energy jobs, but several stand out.
ASPENGRAND JUNCTION
FORT COLLINS
BOULDER
COLORADO SPRINGS
PUEBLO
DURANGO
DENVER
Clean Energy Jobs by Density
1–3
3–5
5–7
7–10
10–15
15–20
20–25
30+
Clean energy jobs per 1,000 employable residents
ASPENGRAND JUNCTION
FORT COLLINS
BOULDER
COLORADO SPRINGS
PUEBLO
DURANGO
DENVER
Clean Energy Jobs by Density
1–3
3–5
5–7
7–10
10–15
15–20
20–25
30+
Clean energy jobs per 1,000 employable residents
COUNTY JOBS
CountyClean Energy
JobsRenewable
Energy JobsEnergy
Efficiency Jobs
Adams 5,240 1,080 3,096
Alamosa 217 90 71
Arapahoe 7,675 1,894 4,911
Archuleta 55 10 34
Baca 9 1 4
Bent 4 0 2
Boulder 4,834 2,197 2,187
Broomfield 837 396 336
Chaffee 159 27 116
Cheyenne 6 1 3
Clear Creek 25 7 14
Conejos 20 1 9
Costilla 14 1 2
Crowley 8 1 5
Custer 26 4 16
Delta 216 120 61
CountyClean Energy
JobsRenewable
Energy JobsEnergy
Efficiency Jobs
Denver 13,201 4,948 7,109
Dolores 7 2 2
Douglas 2,697 608 1,709
Eagle 575 105 427
El Paso 4,970 962 3,265
Elbert 231 111 103
Fremont 151 30 99
Garfield 739 201 466
Gilpin 14 3 9
Grand 121 22 86
Gunnison 144 25 105
Hinsdale 8 1 6
Huerfano 15 3 8
Jackson 35 28 5
Jefferson 5,868 1,792 3,159
Kiowa 7 2 2
CLEAN JOBS COLORADO
CountyClean Energy
JobsRenewable
Energy JobsEnergy
Efficiency Jobs
Kit Carson 38 5 16
La Plata 486 77 341
Lake 50 28 20
Larimer 3,597 689 2,429
Las Animas 50 10 26
Lincoln 32 18 10
Logan 261 174 51
Mesa 1,122 200 703
Mineral 4 0 3
Moffat 48 10 26
Montezuma 87 15 47
Montrose 260 57 161
Morgan 175 81 57
Otero 58 8 20
Ouray 40 11 26
Park 58 13 38
CountyClean Energy
JobsRenewable
Energy JobsEnergy
Efficiency Jobs
Phillips 37 17 6
Pitkin 227 42 170
Prowers 103 38 27
Pueblo 1,194 235 756
Rio Blanco 42 8 22
Rio Grande 57 8 15
Routt 234 39 171
Saguache 35 2 5
San Juan 3 1 2
San Miguel 80 14 64
Sedgwick 6 1 2
Summit 264 56 186
Teller 85 16 55
Washington 15 5 5
Weld 2,442 436 1,281
Yuma 85 29 21
COUNTY JOBS CONTINUED
CLEAN ENERGY JOBS BY LAWMAKER DISTRICTSData shows that distribution of clean energy jobs in Colorado crosses all political boundaries, with clean energy jobs in every congressional district and across 100 state legislative districts.
U.S. CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT
DistrictClean Energy
JobsRenewable
Energy JobsEnergy
Efficiency Jobs
1 (Rep. DeGette) 18,800 7,014 9,453
2 (Rep. Neguse) 16,035 4,815 9,120
3 (Rep. Tipton) 7,532 1,456 4,894
4 (Rep. Buck) 7,562 1,658 4,753
DistrictClean Energy
JobsRenewable
Energy JobsEnergy
Efficiency Jobs
5 (Rep. Lamborn) 5,242 938 3,462
6 (Rep. Crow) 1,846 428 1,141
7 (Rep. Perlmutter) 2,650 764 1,520
NOTE ON GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION OF EMPLOYMENT NUMBERS:
District level jobs figures use zip codes to assign jobs to a primary geography. Because zip codes and Colorado district boundaries do not correspond exactly, many zip codes span multiple districts while the jobs linked to them can only be assigned to one. E2’s research relied on multiple public datasets to assign jobs for consistent accuracy, but these numbers inherently have a larger margin of error. For any confusion, please refer to the county data for additional context.
CLEAN JOBS COLORADO
STATE SENATE DISTRICTS
DistrictClean Energy
Jobs
1 (Sen. Sonnenberg) 3,155
2 (Sen. Hisey) 1,798
3 (Sen. Garcia) 820
4 (Sen. Smallwood) 3,159
5 (Sen. Donovan) 2,636
6 (Sen. Coram) 1,728
7 (Sen. Scott) 1,333
8 (Sen. Rankin) 1,950
9 (Sen. Lundeen) 2,153
10 (Sen. Hill) 448
11 (Sen. Lee) 1,192
DistrictClean Energy
Jobs
12 (Sen. Gardner) 40
13 (Sen. Cooke) 745
14 (Sen. Ginal) 1,169
15 (Sen. Woodward) 2,145
16 (Sen. Story) 5,642
17 (Sen. Foote) 3,389
18 (Sen. Fenberg) 1,999
19 (Sen. Zenzinger) 2,115
20 (Sen. Danielson) 1,092
21 (Sen. Moreno) 3,268
22 (Sen. Pettersen) <10
23 (Sen. Marble) 193
DistrictClean Energy
Jobs
24 (Sen. Winter) 282
25 (Sen. Priola) 522
26 (Sen. Bridges) 3,488
27 (Sen. Tate) <10
28 (Sen. Todd) 205
29 (Sen. Fields) 152
30 (Sen. Holbert) 439
31 (Sen. Court) 3,362
32 (Sen. Rodriguez) 1,876
33(Sen. Williams) 1,036
34 (Sen. Gonzales) 5,414
35 (Sen. Crowder) 719
STATE HOUSE DISTRICTS
DistrictClean Energy
Jobs
1 (Rep. Lontine) 2,178
2 (Rep. Garnett) 2,787
3 (Rep. Froelich) 3,883
4 (Rep. Gonzales-Gutierrez) 1,976
5 (Rep. Valdez) 5,023
6 (Rep. Hansen) 2,052
7 (Rep. Coleman) 1,575
8 (Rep. Herod) <10
9 (Rep. Sirota) 522
10 (Rep. Hooton) 5,010
11 (Rep. Singer) 858
12 (Rep. Jaquez Lewis) 1,435
13 (Rep. Becker) 845
14 (Rep. Sandridge) 1,113
15 (Rep. Williams) 668
16 (Rep. Liston) 975
17 (Rep. Exum) 1,369
18 (Rep. Snyder) 242
19 (Rep. Geitner) 420
20 (Rep. Carver) 26
21 (Rep. Landgraf) 13
22 (Rep. Larson) 511
DistrictClean Energy
Jobs
23 (Rep. Kennedy) 2,402
24 (Rep. Duran) 1,061
25 (Rep. Cutter) 296
26 (Rep. Roberts) 1,570
27 (Rep. Titone) 942
28 (Rep. Tipper) <10
29 (Rep. Kraft-Tharp) 283
30 (Rep. Michaelson Jenet) 2,136
31 (Rep. Caraveo) 80
32 (Rep. Benavidez) 94
33 (Rep. Gray) 421
34 (Rep. Mullica) 41
35 (Rep. Bird) <10
36 (Rep. Weissman) 397
37 (Rep. Sullivan) <10
38 (Rep. Beckman) 471
39 (Rep. Baisley) 2,114
40 (Rep. Buckner) <10
41 (Rep. Melton) <10
42 (Rep. Jackson) <10
43 (Rep. Van Winkle) <10
44 (Rep. Ransom) <10
DistrictClean Energy
Jobs
45 (Rep. Neville) <10
46 (Rep. Esgar) 658
47 (Rep. Buentello) 457
48 (Rep. Humphrey) 2,767
49 (Rep. Buck) 2,212
50 (Rep.Young) 101
51 (Rep. McKean) <10
52 (Rep. Kipp) <10
53 (Rep. Arndt) <10
54 (Rep. Soper) 1,469
55 (Rep. Rich) <10
56 (Rep. Bockenfeld) 209
57 (Rep. Will) 727
58 (Rep. Catlin) 781
59 (Rep. McLachlan) 1,320
60 (Rep. Wilson) 344
61 (Rep. McCluskie) 1,383
62 (Rep. Valdez) 348
63 (Rep. Saine) 181
64 (Rep. Lewis) 525
65 (Rep. Pelton) 396
CLEAN JOBS COLORADO
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Established in 1989, the Colorado Solar and Storage Association is the award-winning nonprofit association leading Colorado’s solar and storage industries. Our mission is to expand solar and storage markets and to generate jobs and prosperity for the people of Colorado. Together with hundreds of solar and storage business members we work to advance clean energy policies, remove market barriers, highlight emerging trends, and increase solar and storage education.
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ENDNOTES
1 Unless otherwise stated, the data and analyses presented in Clean Jobs America E2 (Environmental Entrepreneurs) are based on data collected for the 2019 U.S. Energy Employment Report (2019 USEER), produced by the Energy Futures Initiative (EFI) in partnership with the National Association of State Energy Officials (NASEO) and collected and analyzed by BW Research Partnership (BWRP). Report is accessible at www.usenergyjobs.org. See Pages 9-13 for methodology questions. For more questions regarding methodology, visit https://www.e2.org/clean-jobs-america-faq.
2 Based on total energy employment findings from USEER 2019, which divides jobs across into the five sectors of Fuels; Electric Power Generation; Transmission, Distribution, and Storage; Energy Efficiency; and Motor Vehicles. Non-fossil-fuel technologies such as nuclear power, traditional hydropower, pumped hydro, woody biomass, and corn ethanol are not part of E2’s clean energy employment numbers.
12 Based on E2’s annual clean energy jobs reports in Colorado since 2017. Differences from previous years are due to methodology changes made in 2019 USEER.
13 Projected growth rates and employee size numbers are based on a 15-minute, supplemental survey of approximately 30,000 employers that enriches the employment data published by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in its Quarterly Census on Employment and Wages (QCEW). More information on this survey can be found in Appendix B in the USEER 2019 report at www.usenergyjobs.org.
14 County employable population data based on 2017 American Community Survey (ACS) 5-year estimate of residents 16 years and older from the U.S. Census Bureau accessible at https://factfinder.census.gov.
