Green Jobs Growing Faster Than Jobs in the Total Economy
New data released in Next 10’s second”Many Shades of Green” report shows that green jobs in
California continue to grow at a healthy clip, even in the wake of
the economic crisis, at a rate faster than for the total
economy.
From January 2008 to 2009, the
most recent observable year, jobs in the green sector grew more
than three times faster (three percent) than total employment in
California (one percent). The Core
Green Economy now accounts for 174,000 jobs in
green jobs has been similar to that of software jobs since
2005.
“The green job data is significant because these jobs are
growing in every region across the state, outpacing other sectors,
and generating business across the supply chain,” said
“While green job numbers are modest relative to the overall
economy, there are very few business sectors in a state as large as
California that employ people
across every region. The emergence of this vibrant Core Green
Economy can be attributed to
well as our forward-looking energy and energy efficiency
policies.”
Released at an event at Siemens Industry’s rail vehicle
manufacturing facility in
target=”_blank”>Many Shades of Green: Regional Distribution and
Trends in California’s Green Economy, 2011”
provides a comprehensive, bottom-up accounting of
systematically tracking the most recent available data on
employment, business establishments, location, and growth across
every green sector and region of
Collaborative Economics, an economic research and consulting
organization, prepared the report for Next 10, a nonpartisan
research group.
Siemens recently won a $466
million contract to build 70 electric locomotives in
the next 3 to 4 years at a factory that operates mostly on two
megawatts of solar power. These positions are in addition to the
company’s newest 150 employees hired in the past two years to
address America’s burgeoning light rail transit market.
Report Highlights of
Economy:
- From January 2008-09, green jobs expanded by three percent
statewide, compared to a one percent increase in overall
jobs. - Between 1995 and 2009, jobs in
from 111,000 to 174,000, growing 56 percent. - From 1995 to 2009, the Energy Generation sector created the
most jobs in California’s Core
Green Economy, adding nearly 20,000 jobs across the state and
almost 3,000 jobs over the most recent observable year (January
2008-2009). - The Bay Area and the Sacramento
Area posted the strongest employment gains in the Core Green
Economy, expanding by 109 percent and 103 percent respectively
since 1995, followed by Orange
County (67%) and the San Joaquin
Valley (55%). - The Bay Area and the San Diego Region led in green job growth
over the most recent observable year, expanding by eight percent
and seven percent respectively (January 2008-2009). - While manufacturing employment represents only 11 percent of
statewide employment, it represents 26 percent of all green
employment. This sector increased ten percent over the most recent
observable period (January 2008-2009). - Across all green segments, employment in the installation,
sales, research and development, and finance and investment sectors
more than doubled in California
since 1995.
“Based on our research,
effectively leverage emerging opportunities and lead the expansion
of clean energy markets worldwide,” commented
Economics. “Considering that, by revenue, energy represents the
largest industry in the world,
is a major factor in our future economic health.”
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