The Numbers Matter: Taking Measure of Green Jobs

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The numbers ma,er. Taking measure of green jobs. Presented by Katrina Mitchell, Green Ci4es, Green Jobs team member, at the 2009 Minnesota CERTs Conference February 11, 2009

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The numbers ma,er. Taking measure of green jobs. 

Presented by Katrina Mitchell, Green Ci4es, Green Jobs  team member, 

at the 2009 Minnesota CERTs Conference February 11, 2009 

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 "We've also got to do more to create the green jobs that are jobs of the future. My energy plan will put $150 billion over 10 years into establishing a green energy sector that will create up to  5 million new jobs 

over the next two decades.” 

‐ President Barack Obama 

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17% increase in US renewable energy from 2002-20061

“In 2006 renewable energy and energy

efficiency technologies generated 8.5 million new jobs, nearly $970 billion in revenue, and more than $100 billion in industry profits.”2

“…45 occupations employing more than

14 million people across the country can be boosted through investments in green measures.”3

“4.2 million green jobs by 2038.”3

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What is a “Green” Job? 

“Well‐paid, career‐track jobs that contribute directly to preserving or enhancing environmental quality”.4 

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What numbers are important for economic development? 

1.  What proporVon of the jobs in this subsector are manufacturing posiVons?  

2.  How well does the current workforce saVsfy this subsector’s workforce requirements? 

3.  How many jobs per 1,000 square feet of facility space does this subsector house, on average?  

4.  What is the median age of firms in this subsector? 

5.  How many new jobs have been created in the last three years by this subsector? 

6.  How much do these manufacturing jobs pay? 

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Where are the numbers from? 

•  Bureau of Labor StaVsVcs (BLS) industry and occupaVonal data by North American Industry ClassificaVon System (NAICS) – Not green specific – Wages, occupaVonal structure 

•  Dun & Bradstreet’s Million Dollar Database – Green specific – Facility size, employees per facility, annual sales 

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What did we find? 

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OccupaVonal Structure 

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Job Density 

Number of workers / 1000 sq. feet 

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Median Firm Age 

Research and Development 

Product Launch 

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Product Profit Cycle 

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New Job CreaVon 

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Are all green jobs good jobs? 

Family supporVng wages differ by locaVon and family size 

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The data isn’t perfect… 

•  NAICS categories do not map exactly onto green products. 

•  The producVon of green products and tradiVonal products in the same industry might require different workforce composiVon and different skills. 

•  Firms may manufacture both green products and tradiVonal products. There’s no way to separate out how many people and how much space is allocated to green manufacturing. 

•  Many firms are startups or in emerging technology and work may be substanVally in R&D and not yet in manufacturing. R&D requires a completely different skill set. 

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Resources 

•  "High Road or Low Road? Job Quality in the New Green Economy" ‐ Good Jobs First Green Jobs Report 2009 

•  Green CiVes, Green Jobs Report 

•  Economic Policy InsVtute ‐ Basic Family Budget Calculator