Bureau of Labor Statistics, Green Jobs, Measuring Green Jobs

Methodologies to Measure "Green Jobs"


The output approach (identifies companies that produce green goods and services and counts associated jobs)
and the process approach (identified companies that produce green production practices and counts associated jobs)

Definition of "Green Jobs".  Green jobs are either:

Jobs in businesses that produce goods or provide services that benefit the environment or conserve natural resources.

Jobs in which workers’ duties involve making their establishment’s production processes more environmentally friendly or use fewer natural resources.

The Clean Energy Economy, Repowering Jobs, Businesses, and Investments Across America

Current and Potential Jobs in the US Metro Economies Study

Interesting study but the green jobs forecast seems too optimistic...

The Challenges of Starting a Green Jobs Industry Cluster

Will these new reports and statistics bolster greater economic development efforts for the growing green job cluster?

New NAICS or industry analysis codes so tracking green industries as a whole becomes easier
Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) national survey of green jobs
The Brookings Institution's and Battelle's "clean jobs" study in metropolitan areas

State faces 'disappointingly slow' recovery

State faces 'disappointingly slow' recovery

Sad but very true. There is too much economic and political uncertainty and volatility in the world and the local economy, including large government budget deficits, layoffs, hiring and pay freezes, uncertain consumer confidence, and lagging economic growth.

Uneven gains made on jobs | CapeCodOnline.com

Uneven gains made on jobs | CapeCodOnline.com

Employers have added 1.3 million jobs nationwide from February 2010 through the end of last month with Texas and California leading the way. Michigan's economy also improved last month when unemployment rates dropped from 13.5 percent to 10.4 percent. However, much of this decline reflects a large drop in the state's workforce, of which many people are no longer counted since they have stopped looking for work. Overall, these statistics looks promising for the nation as a whole and for California and Michigan, which were some of the states hardest-hit during the "great recession".

Behind census numbers

Behind census numbers

Glaeser's Op-Ed piece on the demographic change in Massachusetts via the 2010 U.S. Census Data was well-crafted: Although Massachusetts as a whole showed slow growth between 2000 and 2010 (3.1%), Boston and Cambridge grew more rapidly compared to the rest of the state based on the high demand to live there. He stated housing demand is based on an area's income, quality of life, and the supply of livable space. Glaeser insinuated that areas which haven't grown as rapidly (yet also show a high demand for growth) are caused by overly strict land-use regulations which limit housing supply (such as Middlesex County). His comment on select areas of the state enacting overly-strict land-use laws is causing a ruckus with local planners (Have you read the MassPlanners Listserve?).

"The shape of our state and the nation is now formed by the most parochial local land use policies that make it impossible for the new building that would allow the state to grow in the areas where people most want to live. We should rethink the local regulations that push growth to other states."

Next question... Cape Cod and the Berkshires have an "abundant" supply of housing (do they?) but lack a strong housing demand since Boston is the state's economic engine (with job growth) and the Cape and the Berkshires act as a vacation-land (which therefore doesn't lead to growth). I agree, to a point, but feel that the Cape no longer has an abundant supply of housing. Therefore, the Cape and Berkshires are lacking in demand based on jobs, which is a slightly different variation from the "income" category, while ranking high in quality of life and livable space.