Green Technologies and Practices (GTP)

The GTP overview page provides information on the purpose of the GTP survey, survey coverage and reference period, a detailed description of the GTP definition of green jobs, descriptions of the data available from the GTP survey, and further methodological information.

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Green Technologies and Practices

June 29, 2012
About three-quarters of business establishments reported the use of at least one green technology or practice. Approximately 854,700 jobs were held by workers who spent more than half of their time involved in green technologies and practices in August 2011. More...
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August 2011 GTP tables

• Establishments reporting green technologies and practices
  • Establishments by type of technology or practice for the U.S. and by census regions (HTML) (PDF)
  • Establishments by industry (HTML) (PDF)
  • Establishments by number of green technologies and practices reported (HTML) (PDF)
  • Establishments by type of technology or practice, U.S. and census regions, and by industry sector (HTML) (PDF)
• GTP Employment (for workers who spend more than half their time involved in green technologies and practices)
  • Employment for the U.S. and census regions (HTML) (PDF)
  • Employment by industry (HTML) (PDF)
  • Employment and wages by occupation (HTML) (PDF)
• All GTP establishment and employment data
  • All August 2011 GTP estimates in one file (XLS)

1. What is the Green Technologies and Practices (GTP) survey?
2. What data are available from the GTP survey?
3. How were the GTP survey data collected?

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Other BLS Programs

• BLS Green Jobs web page—for an overview of the BLS green jobs initiative.
• Green Goods and Services (GGS) survey—the GGS survey measures employment associated with the production of goods or provision of services that benefit the environment or conserve natural resources.
• Green Career Information—for career information on green jobs.
• Occupational Employment Statistics—for occupational employment and wage estimates for the overall economy.
• Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) homepage—for more information on the system used to classify workers into occupational categories.
• GTP survey respondents page—for assistance with responding to the GTP survey

For additional information or questions concerning data from the Green Technologies and Practices (GTP) survey, please contact a GTP staff member:

• By email
• By telephone at (202) 691-6599
• By fax at (202) 691-6444
• Or by postal mail:

  Bureau of Labor Statistics
  Green Technologies and Practices
  Suite 2135
  2 Massachusetts Avenue, NE
  Washington, DC 20212-0001