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Bureau of Labor Statistics Green Jobs Initiative
Understanding the Green Economy in Arizona
April 26, 2011
Don Haughton
BLS green jobs initiative
Goals are to provide information on: Number of green jobs and trends over
time Industrial, occupational, and
geographic distribution of these jobs What these jobs pay Career information on green jobs
Work began in FY 2010 Data available in FY 2012 2
BLS Green Products
GGS: industry employment OES: occupational staffing
patterns and wages for GGS industry employment
GTP: occupational staffing patterns and wages for employees engaged in green technologies or practices at establishments
Occupational career information on selected green occupations
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Defining green jobs
Definition should be objective and measurable
Use standard classifications to provide comparability to other data
– North American Industry Classification System (NAICS)
– Standard Occupational Classification (SOC)
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Defining green jobs BLS background work
Reviewed the literature– No widely accepted definition
Examined international work– Statistics Canada, Eurostat
Consulted with stakeholders– Federal agencies, industry associations,
States Green Jobs Study Group
– http://www.workforceinfocouncil.org/GreenJobs.asp
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Defining green jobs
Solicited public comment March 16, 2010, Federal Register
Notice Further consultation with Federal
agencies during the comment period Final definition and summary of
comments September 21, 2010, Federal Register
Notice
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BLS green jobs definition
Green jobs are either: A. Output: Jobs in businesses that
produce goods or provide services that benefit the environment or conserve natural resources.
B. Process: Jobs in which workers’ duties involve making their establishment’s production processes more environmentally friendly or use fewer natural resources.
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1. Energy from renewable sources2. Energy efficient equipment,
appliances, buildings and vehicles, and goods and services that improve the energy efficiency of buildings and the efficiency of energy storage and distribution
3. Pollution mitigation; greenhouse gas reduction; and recycling and reuse goods and services
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Categories of green goods and services
4. Organic agriculture; sustainable forestry; and soil, water and wildlife conservation
5. Governmental and regulatory administration; and education, training, and advocacy goods and services
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Categories of green goods and services
Identifying green goods and services
Generally designated as green only goods and services that directly benefit the environment Does not automatically include inputs
or distribution of outputs, but evaluates these for direct environmental benefit
Identified 333 detailed NAICS industries where green goods and services are classified. See www.bls.gov/green
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Identifying green goods and services
(for selected industries only)
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Industry sector
Number of establishments,
2009Percent
distributionConstruction 820,700 38.1%
Professional and business services 779,100 36.2%
Other services (Repair and maintenance services, Professional organizations)
183,300 8.5%
Natural resources and mining (organic only) 88,700 4.1%
Information 77,000 3.6%
Manufacturing 77,700 3.6%
Trade, transportation, and utilities 49,300 2.3%
Public administration 42,100 2.0%
Education and health services 26,400 1.2%
All other sectors 10,400 0.5%
Total 2,154,700 100.0%
Examples of Industries with green content
Organic corn production (anything organic) Logging (wood chips for biomass) Electric power production from wind, solar,
biomass, hydroelectric sources, etc. Nuclear power production Sewage treatment facilities Construction using LEEDS Manuf. of Energy Star appliances, computers,
etc Aluminum smelting - reintroducing recycled
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Using well-established, well-recognized “standards” for consistency
Do not have sufficient information and expertise to use a “net impact on the environment” concept to classify goods and services as green or not green
Will need to update as the set of green goods and services evolves over time (e.g., hybrids may become the norm).
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Identifying green goods and services
Measuring green goods and services jobs
Green Goods and Services (GGS) survey Sample establishments in industries
where green goods and services are classified
Present to respondents a description of green products or services classified in their industry
Request share of revenue accounted for by sale of green goods and services
Use share of revenue as proxy for share of employment
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Measuring green goods and services jobs
Publication goal and example For all NAICS codes where green products
and services found, publish one or more categories of green employment.
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NAICS Industry Employment221119 Other electric power generation xx,xxx
- Solar power generation x,xxx- Wind power generation x,xxx-Geothermal power generation x,xxx-Other renewable power generation x,xxx
236118 Residential remodelers xxx,xxx- Green residential remodelers xx,xxx
Measuring green goods and services jobs
Green Goods and Services (GGS) survey Survey instrument developed and
field tested, OMB clearance given April 2011
Sample is drawn Targeting approximately 120,000
units Mailing starts late April 2011 and
continues through the fall of 2011 Results in FY2012 Ongoing annual survey, quarterly
updates
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Measuring green goods and services jobs
Administer the Occupational Employment Statistics (OES) survey to establishments in the GGS sample Obtain occupational staffing patterns
and wages Overlap of green goods and services
survey sample with regular OES sample
Expand OES sample as needed18
BLS green jobs definition
Green jobs are either: A. Output: Jobs in businesses that
produce goods or provide services that benefit the environment or conserve natural resources. (GGS)
B. Process: Jobs in which workers’ duties involve making their establishment’s production processes more environmentally friendly or use fewer natural resources. (GTP)
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Types of green technologies and
practices
1. Generating energy from renewable sources for use within the establishment
2. Improving energy efficiency within the establishment
3. Reducing greenhouse gas emissions resulting from operations.
4. Reducing or eliminating the creation of, or release of, pollutants or toxic compounds resulting from operations
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Types of green technologies and
practices
5. Reducing or eliminating the creation of waste materials or wastewater resulting from operations.
6. Conserving natural resources consumed during business operations. (Does not include using recycled inputs in production processes.)
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Employment related to green technologies and
practices
More than 50% of the employee’s time is spent:
1. Researching,
2. Developing,
3. Maintaining, or
4. Using technologies or practices related to the six categories of green activities.
or
5. Training workers at the establishment in one or more of the six categories of green activities. 22
GTP green employment
50% of an employee’s time is spent researching, developing, maintaining, or using technologies or practices, or training employees in:
1. Generating energy from renewable sources
2. Improving energy efficiency
3. Reducing greenhouse gas emissions
4. Reducing or eliminating the creation of, or release of, pollutants or toxic compounds
5. Reducing or eliminating the creation of waste materials or wastewater
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Measuring green technologies and practices
jobs
Green Technologies and Practices (GTP) survey Sample establishments in all industries
(except private households) Present a list of green activities for
respondents to evaluate whether or not they are used at the establishment
Request occupation and wage information for employees who spend more than 50% of their time in these green activities. 24
Occupation and wage information
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Measuring green technologies and practices
jobs
Green Technologies and Practices (GTP) survey Initial development underway
– Field testing started Summer 2010 Public comment on OMB clearance
– Comments due before April 4, 2011 Survey collection during FY2011-2012 Results in FY2012
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BLS Green Products
GGS: industry employment OES: occupational staffing
patterns and wages for GGS industry employment
GTP: occupational staffing patterns and wages for employees engaged in green technologies or practices at establishments
Occupational career information on selected green occupations
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Career Information
The Division of Occupational Outlook is publishing a series of articles on Green Jobs.
Industries were selected because they meet the BLS definition of Green Goods and Services and there is employment data readily available.
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Career Information
Career Information articles are the first green jobs products available from BLS.
Because of the lack of BLS data, these articles will contain data from secondary sources until BLS data are available.
Articles will be updated with BLS data as it becomes available.
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Career Information
The first article, “Careers in Wind Energy” was published online in September 2010.
A shorter Wind Energy article was also included in the winter edition of Occupational Outlook Quarterly
Available at www.bls.gov/green/wind_energy
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Career Information
Upcoming articles include: Solar Power Green Construction
Possible Future Articles: Hybrid and Electric Vehicles Recycling and Reuse
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BLS Green Products
GGS: industry employment OES: occupational staffing
patterns GTP: process survey Occupational career information on
selected green occupations
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Contact Information
Donald Haughton (GGS)[email protected]
Sharon Stang (GTP)[email protected]
George Stamas (OES)[email protected]
James Hamilton (Career Information)[email protected]
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