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Employment in the Photovoltaic Manufacturing Industry                                          
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Table 55. Employment in the Photovoltaic Manufacturing Industry, 1996-2005
Year
Number of Companies
Number of Person-Years
1996
25
1,280
1997
21
1,736
1998
21
1,988
1999
19
2,013
2000
21
1,913
2001
19
2,666
2002
19
2,696
2003
20
2,590
2004
19
2,916
2005p
29
3,108
P = Preliminary.
Source: Energy Information Administration, Form EIA-63B, "Annual Photovoltaic Module/Cell Manufacturers Survey."