Green jobs showed strong growth in California in 2008, data show

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Tiffany Hsu
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http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-green-jobs-20110119,0,356275.story
Related Publication
Many Shades of Green: Regional Distribution and Trends in California’s Green Economy
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Los Angeles Times
Year Published
2011

Employers offering jobs in fields such as solar-power generation, electric-vehicle development and environmental consultation added 5,000 jobs in 2008, the latest data available. In all, about 174,000 Californians were working in eco-friendly fields by early 2009, compared with just 111,000 in 1995, said nonprofit research group Next 10.