March 23, 2012 - On March 22, the BLS published its first news release on Green Goods and Services. Green Goods and Services jobs are found in businesses that produce goods and provide services that benefit the environment or conserve natural resources. The employment data are compiled through the Green Goods and Services survey under the Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages program. The survey includes approximately 120,000 business and government establishments.
The BLS has measured green jobs using two approaches, an output-based approach and a process-based approach. Output-based jobs are associated with producing goods or providing services that benefit the environment or conserve natural resources. Process-based jobs are those in which workers' duties make their employer’s production processes more environmentally friendly or use fewer natural resources. The news release on Green Goods and Services examines the output approach only. Later this year the BLS will report on the process approach based on data from the Green Technologies and Practices survey. These surveys are two components of the measurement and analysis of green jobs in the U.S. economy. more>>>
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