Green Jobs Growing Faster Than Other Industries
The renewable energy industry has grown steadily over the past decade, adding jobs at more than twice the national rate, according to a study by the Pew Charitable Trusts.
“The Clean Energy Economy: Repowering Jobs, Businesses and Investments Across America” reports on the first-ever count across all 50 states of the actual jobs, companies and venture capital investments that supply the growing market demand for environmentally friendly products and services.
The study found that solar and wind-power companies, energy-efficient light bulb makers, environmental engineering firms and others expanded their workforce by 9.1 percent from 1998 to 2007, while the average job growth in all industries was 3.7 percent.
