2011 Green Goods and Services (Industry Employment — 2013-03-19

In 2011, the percentage of total employment associated with the production of Green Goods and Services (GGS) increased by 0.1 percentage point to 2.6 percent, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. The number of GGS jobs increased by 157,746 to 3,401,279. GGS employment accounted for 2.3 percent of private sector jobs and 4.2 percent of public sector jobs in 2011. The private sector had 2,515,200 GGS jobs, while the public sector had 886,080 GGS jobs. Among private sector industries, construction had the largest employment rate increase, from 7.0 to 8.9 percentage points, while manufacturing had the most GGS jobs (507,168). (See table 1.) GGS jobs are found in businesses that primarily produce goods and provide services that benefit the environment or conserve natural resources. Among the states, California had the largest number of GGS jobs (360,245), accounting for 2.5 percent of employment in the state.