Hot States For Green Jobs

Source: Pew Charitable Trusts ; Note: Pew Charitable Trusts' green job and green business count is based on 2007 data. Over the last decade, green jobs in the US have experienced red-hot growth, according to a new study by Pew Charitable Trusts. The Clean Energy Economy report found green jobs grew at a pace nearly two-and-a-half times greater than overall jobs between 1998 and 2007, though they remain a tiny part of overall jobs. Pew classifies green jobs as those involved in expanding clean energy production, increasing energy efficiency, reducing greenhouse gas emissions, waste and pollution, and conserving natural resources. Click ahead to see which states have the highest percentage of green jobs, the most explosive green-job growth and the highest number of green businesses.By Brooke SopelsaPosted 29 June 2009

Photo: Xunlight Green Jobs: 35,267Percentage of Total Jobs: 0.56%Avg. Annual Green Job Growth: 0.85%Green Businesses: 2,513Venture Capital Funds ('06-'08): $74MPhoto: A solar panel developed and manufactured by Xunlight, of Toledo, Ohio.

Photo: Andrew Bossi Green Jobs: 38,763Percentage of Total Jobs: 0.59%Avg. Annual Green Job Growth:-0.48% Green Businesses: 2,934Venture Capital Funds ('06-'08): $233M

Photo: Brighter Planet Green Jobs: 2,161Percentage of Total Jobs: 0.59%Avg. Annual Green Job Growth:1.69% Green Businesses: 311Venture Capital Funds ('06-'08): $54MPhoto: A customer using a credit card managed by Brighter Planet, of Middlebury, Vt., which manages credit cards that fund renewable energy projects with each purchase.

Photo: US Geothermal Green Jobs: 4,517Percentage of Total Jobs: 0.63%Avg. Annual Green Job Growth:10.11% Green Businesses: 428Venture Capital Funds ('06-'08): $28MPhoto: A geothermal power generation facility designed and managed by US Geothermal, of Boise, Idaho.

Photo: Fiberforge Green Jobs: 17,008Percentage of Total Jobs: 0.64%Avg. Annual Green Job Growth: 1.98%Green Businesses: 1,778Venture Capital Funds ('06-'08): $622MPhoto: A production facility at Fiberforge, of Glenwood Springs, Colo., which designs and produces advanced composite materials used in lightweight and energy-efficient vehicles.

Photo: WindLogics Green Jobs: 19,994Percentage of Total Jobs: 0.64%Avg. Annual Green Job Growth: 1.38%Green Businesses: 1,206Venture Capital Funds ('06-'08): $50MPhoto: A wind farm development consultant working at WindLogics, in Saint Paul, Minn.

Photo: A123 Green Jobs: 26,678Percentage of Total Jobs: 0.69%Avg. Annual Green Job Growth: 0.52%Green Businesses: 1,912Venture Capital Funds ('06-'08): $1.28BPhoto: Batteries by A123, of Watertown, Mass., which develops and manufactures a range of batteries for electric utilities, transportation and portable electronics.

Photo: Bridgelux Green Jobs: 125,390Percentage of Total Jobs: 0.71% Avg. Annual Green Job Growth: 0.88%Green Businesses: 10,209Venture Capital Funds ('06-'08): $6.58BPhoto: An LED light designed and manufactured by Bridgelux, of Sunnyvale, Calif.

Photo: Talmage Solar Engineering Green Jobs: 6,000Percentage of Total Jobs: 0.85%Avg. Annual Green Job Growth: 2.34%Green Businesses: 725Venture Capital Funds ('06-'08): $0 Photo: A Maine home using solar panels designed and installed by Talmage Solar Engineering, of Kennebunkport, Maine.

Photo: Abundantre.com Green Jobs: 19,340Percentage of Total Jobs: 1.02% Avg. Annual Green Job Growth: 4.77%Green Businesses: 1,613Venture Capital Funds ('06-'08): $70MPhoto: A wind turbine designed and constructed by Abundant Renewable Energy, of Newberg, Ore. » Replay Slideshow» Slideshow: Green Cities of the Future» Slideshow: America's Greenest Companies» Special Report: People, Planet & Profit

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