A growing list of articles and media covering the emerging world or legal cannabis careers
Data Shows Where the Real Cannabis Opportunities are in the United States
The cannabis industry is filled with business opportunities across the United States, but identifying the best areas to focus your time and investments can be challenging. With the data in New Frontier Data’s The Global Cannabis Report – Growth and Trends Through 2025, you can get a clearer picture of where growth is happening today and in the foreseeable future.
The US cannabis industry now supports 428,059 jobs
The 2022 Leafly Jobs Report found 428,059 full-time equivalent jobs supported by legal cannabis as of January 2022. Last year, the cannabis industry created an average of 280 new jobs per day.
Cannabis Is The Top Job Creator In America Right Now — Here Are The Stats
2021 was the fifth year in a row the cannabis industry saw an annual job growth rate higher than 27%, with a 33% increase in cannabis jobs in just a single year.
The US cannabis industry now supports 321,000 full-time jobs
The 2021 Leafly Jobs Report, issued earlier today, found 321,000 full-time equivalent (FTE) jobs supported by legal cannabis as of January 2021. That total includes both plant-touching and ancillary jobs—everyone from budtenders to bean-counters.
US cannabis employment could climb nearly 50% in 2020, surpassing computer programmers
The number of people working in the U.S. cannabis industry is expected to jump to 240,000-295,000 by the end of 2020, slightly higher than the number of computer programmers employed in the United States.
Cannabis Is Becoming A Huge Job Creator
Discussions about job growth in the U.S. tend to focus on industries such as technology and health care. But the biggest boom may be happening in cannabis.