Direct employment changes under the Clean Power Plan by industry in 2020, 2025, and 2030
| Gains | Losses | Net | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 2025 | 2030 | 2020 | 2025 | 2030 | 2020 | 2025 | 2030 | |||
| Oil and gas extraction | 5,050 | 2,700 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2,000 | 5,050 | 2,700 | -2,000 | ||
| Coal mining | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12,600 | 15,300 | 17,300 | -12,600 | -15,300 | -17,300 | ||
| Electric power generation, transmission and distribution | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11,663 | 20,425 | 24,300 | -11,663 | -20,425 | -24,300 | ||
| Construction | 16,160 | 3,203 | 1,313 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16,160 | 3,203 | 1,313 | ||
| Plastics product manufacturing | 953 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 345 | 129 | 953 | -345 | -129 | ||
| Machine shops: hardware | 1,389 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 503 | 188 | 1,389 | -503 | -188 | ||
| Fabricated metal | 2,104 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4,633 | 5,977 | 2,104 | -4,633 | -5,977 | ||
| HVAC equipment manufacturing | 20,573 | 17,269 | 17,440 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20,573 | 17,269 | 17,440 | ||
| Engine, turbine and power transmission equipment manufacturing | 12,970 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5,107 | 8,048 | 12,970 | -5,107 | -8,048 | ||
| Machinery manufacturing | 2,937 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1,064 | 398 | 2,937 | -1,064 | -398 | ||
| Communications equipment | 551 | 763 | 771 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 551 | 763 | 771 | ||
| Electric lighting manufacturing | 30,388 | 42,114 | 42,530 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30,388 | 42,114 | 42,530 | ||
| Household appliance manufacturing | 2,624 | 3,637 | 3,673 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2,624 | 3,637 | 3,673 | ||
| Electrical equipment manufacturing | 4,164 | 3,342 | 3,695 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4,164 | 3,342 | 3,695 | ||
| Other electrical equipment and component manufacturing | 1,627 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 589 | 220 | 1,627 | -589 | -220 | ||
| Design services | 1,152 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4,288 | 5,848 | 1,152 | -4,288 | -5,848 | ||
| Management, scientific and technical consulting services | 8,113 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8,113 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Scientific research and development services | 1,945 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 704 | 263 | 1,945 | -704 | -263 | ||
| Services to buildings and dwellings | 7,238 | 10,031 | 10,130 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7,238 | 10,031 | 10,130 | ||
| Total | 119,938 | 83,059 | 79,552 | 24,263 | 52,959 | 64,672 | 95,675 | 30,100 | 14,880 | ||
Note: The table categorizes the job losses into the industrial sectors covered by the Bureau of Labor Statistics' Employment Requirements Matrices (ERMs).
Source: EPA Regulatory Impact Analysis of Clean Power Plan (2014) and author's analysis described in the text