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Employment in the Photovoltaic Manufacturing Industry                                          
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Table 3.16 Employment in the Photovoltaic Manufacturing Industry, 2000 - 2009
Year Number of
Companies		 Number of
Person-Years
2000 21 1,913
2001 19 2,666
2002 19 2,696
2003 20 2,590
2004 19 2,916
2005 29 3,198
2006 41 4,028
2007 46 6,170
2008 66 11,245
2009 101 14,443
Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Form EIA-63B, "Annual Photovoltaic Module/Cell Manufacturers Survey."