“The Greener the Industry, the Higher the Job Growth Rate over the Last Decade,” Report Finds

"The Greener the Industry, the Higher the Job Growth Rate over the Last Decade," Report Finds

“The Greener the Industry, the Higher the Job Growth Rate over the Last Decade,” Report Finds

Editor’s note: this repost from Climate Progress is a follow-up to Andrew’s post yesterday on this same report . There’s a lot of good info in this report, and we might have even one more article on it in the coming days. Industries that support a higher number of “green” workers who are making goods and services more environmentally friendly have experienced a higher rate of growth over the last decade than industries with fewer green jobs. That’s according to a new study from the Economic Policy Institute, which analyzed data on the green workforce from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). The BLS data, which was released in March,documented 3.1 million green jobs nation-wide in renewable energy, water management, recycling, and various positions that help improve the efficiency and environmental footprint of a company or institution. BLS defined green jobs as: Jobs in ...

Full article: http://cleantechnica.com/2012/10/12/the-greener-the-indus...

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