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Renewable Energy News
The South Australian Government must act on the renewable energy jobs loss crisis after ABS figures released yesterday showed a staggering 50 percent drop in renewable energy jobs in the three years up to 2014-15.
The figures show jobs in South Australia’s renewable energy sector sunk to an all time low of 940 in 2014/15 following a peak of 2,360 three years earlier.
Queensland risks losing its title as Australia’s ‘sunshine state’ after ABS figures released yesterday reveal a shocking 30 percent drop in renewable energy jobs from 2011-12 to 2014-15.
Queensland has lost its mantle of the leading state for renewable energy jobs to NSW after total jobs in the sector fell from a high of 5,580 2011/12 to 3,570 2013/14. NSW increased its job count to 3,990 in 2013/14 from 3,230 in 2012/13.
The Australian Bureau of Statistics’ (ABS) Employment in Renewable Energy Activities, Australia for 2014-15 reveals that the worst is behind the clean energy sector, with the figures a reflection of the tough times the industry withstood.
According to the ABS figures, annual direct full-time employment in renewables stood at 14,020 in 2014-15 – a decline of 27 per cent from the peak of 19,120 recorded for 2011-12.
The Turnbull Government is failing to ensure stability and confidence in the renewable energy industry as new Australian Bureau of Statistics figures show Abbott era attacks are still holding back jobs growth in solar and renewables.
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