Green Goods and Services survey: results and collection

In March 2013, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics published its second and final Green Goods and Services (GGS) survey news release containing detailed economic statistics on industry employment in the green goods and services sector. The GGS survey used the Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages program (QCEW) as a sample frame. This article highlights the 2011 GGS survey results and enhancements of the data collection process. In 2011, the U.S. economy had 3.4 million jobs associated with the production of green goods and services, which represented 2.6 percent of total employment and resulted from an increase of 157,746 jobs from 2010.