Table 2. Green Goods and Services (GGS) 
  employment by industry sector in government, annual averages
  

  

    
Industry
    
NAICS(1)
    
Federal government
    
State government
    
Local government
  

    
2010
    
2011
    
2010
    
2011
    
2010
    
2011
  

    
GGS employment(2)
    
GGS percent(3)
    
GGS employment(2)
    
GGS percent(3)
    
GGS employment(2)
    
GGS percent(3)
    
GGS employment(2)
    
GGS percent(3)
    
GGS employment(2)
    
GGS percent(3)
    
GGS employment(2)
    
GGS percent(3)
  

  

    

      
Total, all industries
    
 
    
208,744
    
7.0
    
213,340
    
7.5
    
256,224
    
5.6
    
248,539
    
5.5
    
436,002
    
3.1
    
424,201
    
3.1
  

    

      
Natural resources and mining
    

      
11,21
    
(4)-
    
(4)-
    
(4)-
    
(4)-
    
1,642
    
72.8
    
1,725
    
79.2
    
(4)-
    
(4)-
    
(4)-
    
(4)-
  

    

      
Utilities
    

      
22
    
7,931
    
58.7
    
7,218
    
52.0
    
(4)-
    
(4)-
    
(4)-
    
(4)-
    
98,990
    
40.8
    
93,644
    
38.9
  

    

      
Construction
    

      
23
    
(4)-
    
(4)-
    
(4)-
    
(4)-
    
(4)-
    
(4)-
    
(4)-
    
(4)-
    
(4)-
    
(4)-
    
1,242
    
1.2
  

    

      
Manufacturing
    

      
31-33
    
(4)-
    
(4)-
    
(4)-
    
(4)-
    
(4)-
    
(4)-
    
(4)-
    
(4)-
    
(4)-
    
(4)-
    
(4)-
    
(4)-
  

    

      
Trade
    

      
42,44-45
    
(4)-
    
(4)-
    
(4)-
    
(4)-
    
(4)-
    
(4)-
    
(4)-
    
(4)-
    
(4)-
    
(4)-
    
(4)-
    
(4)-
  

    

      
Transportation and warehousing
    

      
48-49
    
(4)-
    
(4)-
    
(4)-
    
(4)-
    
27,270
    
51.3
    
27,583
    
52.3
    
210,614
    
78.3
    
209,063
    
77.9
  

    

      
Information
    

      
51
    
(4)-
    
(4)-
    
(4)-
    
(4)-
    
(4)-
    
(4)-
    
516
    
7.4
    
4,099
    
3.2
    
3,644
    
2.8
  

    

      
Financial activities
    

      
52,53
    
(4)-
    
(4)-
    
(4)-
    
(4)-
    
(4)-
    
(4)-
    
(4)-
    
(4)-
    
(4)-
    
(4)-
    
(4)-
    
(4)-
  

    

      
Professional, scientific, and technical services
    

      
54
    
38,445
    
54.1
    
39,714
    
55.1
    
1,760
    
9.0
    
(4)-
    
(4)-
    
968
    
5.2
    
1,131
    
6.1
  

    

      
Administrative and waste services
    

      
56
    
(4)-
    
(4)-
    
(4)-
    
(4)-
    
(4)-
    
(4)-
    
(4)-
    
(4)-
    
33,345
    
46.7
    
32,577
    
46.4
  

    

      
Education and health services
    

      
61,62
    
(4)-
    
(4)-
    
(4)-
    
(4)-
    
43,201
    
1.7
    
42,423
    
1.7
    
9,463
    
0.1
    
10,020
    
0.1
  

    

      
Leisure and hospitality
    

      
71,72
    
21,848
    
36.4
    
21,489
    
36.5
    
9,450
    
38.8
    
9,024
    
38.8
    
21,499
    
5.5
    
20,596
    
5.3
  

    

      
Other services, except public administration
    

      
81
    
(4)-
    
(4)-
    
(4)-
    
(4)-
    
(4)-
    
(4)-
    
228
    
7.3
    
3,011
    
6.6
    
2,873
    
6.5
  

    

      
Public administration
    

      
92
    
134,903
    
8.0
    
139,884
    
8.8
    
171,244
    
9.2
    
164,952
    
9.0
    
52,886
    
1.3
    
49,229
    
1.3

  

  

    

      
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.
(4) Data do not meet BLS 
      disclosure standards.

  

    

      
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.