CALIFORNIA BUSINESS MINUTE
Sizing the Clean Economy
07-14-11
Hi, I am Tim Johnson and welcome to the California Business Minute.
How big is the clean economy in the nation? According to a report by the Brookings
Institute entitled “Sizing the Clean Economy: A National and Regional Green Jobs
Assessment,” it is large and growing and California and its metropolitan areas are a
key reason for its rapid growth and size.
California is the lending state in the nation with the largest labor force involved
in clean industry. Los Angeles-Long Beach- Santa Ana is the second largest Metropolitan
Statistical Area for clean jobs.
TOP TEN LARGEST STATES FOR CLEAN ECONOMY JOBS
1. California 318,156 jobs
2. New York 185,038
3. Texas 144,081
4. Pennsylvania 118,681
5. Illinois 106,375
6. Ohio 105,306
7. Florida 102,967
8. New Jersey 94,241
9. Georgia 83,707
10. Washington 83,676
TOP METRO AREAS FOR CLEAN ECONOMY JOBS
1. New York 152,034
2. Los Angeles 89,592
3. Chicago 79,388
4. Washington DC 70,828
5. Philadelphia 54,325
6. San Francisco-Oakland 51,811
7. Atlanta 43,060
8. Boston 41,825
9. Houston 39,986
10. Dallas-Ft. Worth 38,562
The report examined the Top 100 largest Metropolitan Statistical Areas in the nation.
For the rest of California, Sacramento would be the third largest in the state with
37,319 followed by San Diego at 22,862, Riverside-Ontario- San Bernardino with 22,532,
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara with 18,868, Fresno with 9,301, Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-
Ventura with 3,446, Bakersfield with 3,097, and Modesto with 2,688
To view the report go to http://www.brookings.edu/reports/2011/0713_clean_economy.aspx
I am Tim Johnson and this has been the California Business Minute.
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