NEW REPORT: Jobs in California's Green Economy Grew Three Times Faster than Jobs in Total Economy
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Data in this new report show that jobs in California's green economy are growing more than three times faster than jobs in the total economy. The Core Green Economy now accounts for 174,000 jobs in California and has a growth rate similar to that of software jobs since 2005.
According to a new report Many Shades of Green: Diversity and Distribution of California’s Green Jobs, published by Next10:
From January 2008 to 2009, the most recent observable year, jobs in the green sector grew more than three times faster (three percent) than total employment in California (one percent). The Core Green Economy now accounts for 174,000 jobs in California. The rate of growth of green jobs has been similar to that of software jobs since 2005.
