The table chart compares the energy production in the UK and the number of workers in the first decade of 21st century.
Overall, despite generating the least power, solar energy created the employment for majority, for exceeding the number of workforce in other categories, whereas Hydropower and wind power- the main source of energy- had a significant lower staff, making the least labor-efficient. Notably, Tidal power and geothermal energy sources, exhibited broadly comparable figures.
Fundamental source of renewable in the UK, generating substantial 13,7%- this was double to the proportion for tidal power and geothermal each accounting for similar shares of 6,8% and 6,9% respectively. Wind power followed at a close second with 10,2% whilst a marginal proportion of energy was obtained from solar panels, at a mere 3,6%.
Conversely, when it came to employment, a reverse trend was evident. Solar energy was found to be the largest employer, providing jobs for 12,450 – a figure that suppressed the combined all workforce numbers in other energy systems. Geothermal was the second area that had more workers, at 4,590, double the figure for Tidel power amounting to 2,034. Although HYdropower and windpower indicated the almost numbers, the latter relied on slightly higher number of employees with 1,198 compared to 1,013 in the former