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Green Technologies and Practices
Employment for workers spending more than half their time involved in green technologies and practices (GTP employment), United States and census regions, August 2011
AreaGTP employment (1)GTP employment in area as a percent of U.S. GTP employmentGTP employment as a percent of total area employment

United States

854,700100.0%0.7%

Northeast(2)

168,50019.7%0.7%

Midwest(3)

198,20023.2%0.7%

South(4)

267,60031.3%0.6%

West(5)

220,30025.8%0.8%

Footnotes
(1) Defined as employees who spend more than half of their time involved in green technologies and practices.
(2) Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, and Vermont.
(3) Indiana, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota, and Wisconsin.
(4) Alabama, Arkansas, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, and West Virginia.
(5) Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, Washington, and Wyoming.

NOTE: Detail may not sum to total due to rounding.

 

Last Modified Date: June 29, 2012