Table 1. Green Goods and Services (GGS) 
  employment by industry sector, annual averages
  

  

    
Industry
    
NAICS(1)
    
GGS employment(2)
    
GGS percent(3)
    
GGS employment change from: 
2010 - 
  2011
  

    
2010
    
2011
    
2010
    
2011
  

  

    

      
Total, all industries
    
 
    
3,243,533
    
3,401,279
    
2.5
    
2.6
    
157,746
  

    

  

    

      
Total private
    
 
    
2,342,562
    
2,515,200
    
2.2
    
2.3
    
172,638
  

    

      
Natural resources and mining
    

      
11,21
    
63,344
    
64,689
    
3.5
    
3.4
    
1,345
  

    

      
Utilities
    

      
22
    
69,031
    
71,129
    
12.5
    
12.9
    
2,098
  

    

      
Construction
    

      
23
    
385,777
    
487,709
    
7.0
    
8.9
    
101,932
  

    

      
Manufacturing
    

      
31-33
    
492,985
    
507,168
    
4.3
    
4.3
    
14,183
  

    

      
Trade
    

      
42,44-45
    
205,567
    
223,079
    
1.0
    
1.1
    
17,512
  

    

      
Transportation and warehousing
    

      
48-49
    
242,137
    
238,755
    
6.1
    
5.9
    
-3,382
  

    

      
Information
    

      
51
    
33,321
    
29,412
    
1.2
    
1.1
    
-3,909
  

    

      
Financial activities
    

      
52,53
    
462
    
475
    
0.0
    
0.0
    
13
  

    

      
Professional, scientific, and technical services
    

      
54
    
355,386
    
381,981
    
4.8
    
5.0
    
26,595
  

    

      
Management of companies and enterprises
    

      
55
    
62,630
    
69,310
    
3.4
    
3.6
    
6,680
  

    

      
Administrative and waste services
    

      
56
    
330,650
    
335,417
    
4.5
    
4.3
    
4,767
  

    

      
Education and health services
    

      
61,62
    
28,789
    
26,123
    
0.2
    
0.1
    
-2,666
  

    

      
Leisure and hospitality
    

      
71,72
    
20,642
    
23,696
    
0.2
    
0.2
    
3,054
  

    

      
Other services, except public administration
    

      
81
    
51,841
    
56,257
    
1.2
    
1.3
    
4,416
  

    

      
Federal government
    
 
    
208,744
    
213,340
    
7.0
    
7.5
    
4,596
  

    

      
State government
    
 
    
256,224
    
248,539
    
5.6
    
5.5
    
-7,685
  

    

      
Local government
    
 
    
436,002
    
424,201
    
3.1
    
3.1
    
-11,801

  

  

    

      
Footnotes
(1) North American Industry 
      Classification System, 2012.
(2) GGS employment is the number of jobs related 
      to the production of Green Goods and Services.
(3) GGS percent is the percentage of the GGS 
      employment compared to the total employment. This value is derived by 
      dividing the GGS employment by the total employment.

  

    

      
NOTE: GGS data for 2010 have been revised to incorporate 
      methodological changes explained in the Technical Note. Please also note 
      data may not add to total due to 
rounding.