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Table 1. Green Goods and Services (GGS) employment by industry sector, annual averages







Table 1. Green Goods and Services (GGS) employment by industry sector, annual averages
Industry NAICS(1) GGS employment(2) GGS percent(3) GGS employment change from:
2010 - 2011
2010 2011 2010 2011

Total, all industries

  3,243,533 3,401,279 2.5 2.6 157,746

Total private

  2,342,562 2,515,200 2.2 2.3 172,638

Natural resources and mining

11,21

63,344 64,689 3.5 3.4 1,345

Utilities

22

69,031 71,129 12.5 12.9 2,098

Construction

23

385,777 487,709 7.0 8.9 101,932

Manufacturing

31-33

492,985 507,168 4.3 4.3 14,183

Trade

42,44-45

205,567 223,079 1.0 1.1 17,512

Transportation and warehousing

48-49

242,137 238,755 6.1 5.9 -3,382

Information

51

33,321 29,412 1.2 1.1 -3,909

Financial activities

52,53

462 475 0.0 0.0 13

Professional, scientific, and technical services

54

355,386 381,981 4.8 5.0 26,595

Management of companies and enterprises

55

62,630 69,310 3.4 3.6 6,680

Administrative and waste services

56

330,650 335,417 4.5 4.3 4,767

Education and health services

61,62

28,789 26,123 0.2 0.1 -2,666

Leisure and hospitality

71,72

20,642 23,696 0.2 0.2 3,054

Other services, except public administration

81

51,841 56,257 1.2 1.3 4,416

Federal government

  208,744 213,340 7.0 7.5 4,596

State government

  256,224 248,539 5.6 5.5 -7,685

Local government

  436,002 424,201 3.1 3.1 -11,801

Footnotes
(1) North American Industry Classification System, 2012.
(2) GGS employment is the number of jobs related to the production of Green Goods and Services.
(3) GGS percent is the percentage of the GGS employment compared to the total employment. This value is derived by dividing the GGS employment by the total employment.

NOTE: GGS data for 2010 have been revised to incorporate methodological changes explained in the Technical Note. Please also note data may not add to total due to rounding.

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Last Modified Date: March 19, 2013