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In 2012, solar proved once again to be the fastest growing energy source in the U.S. The Solar Market Insight annual addition shows that as a nation, the country installed more than 3.3 GW of solar capacity, an increase of 76% over 2011. In terms of market size, at $11.5 billion, the solar market is 34 percent larger than it was in 2011 and SEIA points out that this figure doesn't include any of the trickle-down industries that also benefit from the increased growth in the solar market. Jobs are growing in the market as well. Another recent report from The Solar Foundation and the third annual National Solar Jobs Census report found that the U.S. solar industry currently employs 119,016 Americans. This figure represents the addition of 13,872 new solar workers and a13.2% employment growth rate over the past 12 months. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, employment in the overall economy grew at a rate of 2.3% during the same period, signifying that 1 in 230 jobs created nationally over the last year were created in the solar industry.On Monday May 20, 2013 the solar sector saw some intense trading action from the OTC up through the Nasdaq. Of the stocks watched, Westinghouse Solar lead the pack in overall gains on the day with a 74.3% jump from $0.03 at the open to a high of $0.0523 with a close second from Sunvalley Solar, Inc. opening at $0.0095 and hitting a high of $0.016 representing a move of 68.42% on the day.