Clean energy sheds 106,000 US jobs in March, erasing a year of gains

From solar panel installers to electric vehicle factory workers, the clean energy sector lost more than 100,000 US jobs in March as stringent measures to control the new coronavirus shut down manufacturing and halted plans for home and business upgrades.

The job loss estimates are based on an analysis of Department of Labor unemployment claims published on Wednesday by BW Research for clean energy business groups E2, the American Council on Renewable Energy and E4TheFuture.