2 0 0 8 M E T R O G R E E N J O B S R E P O R T THE UNITED STATES CONFERENCE OF MAYORS CLIMATE PROTECTION CENTER 2 0 0 8 M E T R O G R E E N J O B S R E P O R T CURRENT AND POTENTIAL GREEN JOBS IN THE U.S. ECONOMY THE UNITED STATES CONFERENCE OF MAYORS CLIMATE PROTECTION CENTER LUKE A. TILLEY SENIOR ECONOMIST U.S. REGIONAL SERVICE GLOBAL INSIGHT (USA) 2 OCTOBER 2008
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2 0 0 8 M E T R O G R E E N J O B S R E P O R T
THE UNITED STATES CONFERENCE OF MAYORS CLIMATE PROTECTION CENTER
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CURRENT AND POTENTIAL GREEN JOBSIN THE U.S. ECONOMY
THE UNITED STATES CONFERENCE OF MAYORS CLIMATE PROTECTION CENTER
LUKE A. TILLEY
SENIOR ECONOMIST
U.S. REGIONAL SERVICE
GLOBAL INSIGHT (USA)
2 OCTOBER 2008
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THE UNITED STATES CONFERENCE OF MAYORS CLIMATE PROTECTION CENTER
In 2006, the U.S. economy hadabout 750,000 green jobs
RENEWABLE POWER GENERATION
AGRICULTURE & FORESTRY
CONSTRUCTION & SYSTEMS INSTALLATION
MANUFACTURING
EQUIPMENT DEALERS & WHOLESALERS
ENGINEERING, LEGAL, RESEARCH, & CONSULTING
GOVERNMENT ADMINISTRATION
TOTAL
127,246
57,546
8,741
60,699
6,205
418,715
71,900
751,051
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THE UNITED STATES CONFERENCE OF MAYORS CLIMATE PROTECTION CENTER
By 2038, more than 4.2 million green jobs will be created by the economy—a five-fold increase