Forbes Lists Top Ten US Cities for Green Jobs

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Forbes Lists America's Hottest Green Job Markets
by Alex Smith, San Francisco, California on 10.15.08
Business & Politics (news)

Top Ten US Cities for Green Jobs

With constant news of the collapsing economy, last week Forbes focused on one area that still has hope: the green job market. According to Global Insight and the US Conference of Mayors, in 2006, 750,000 green jobs were created in the US and it is projected that millions more will be generated in the next decade. Check out the top cities for green jobs below the fold.

According to Forbes,

"the green economy could soon become the nation's fastest-growing job segment, accounting for roughly 10% of new jobs over the next 20 years. The report forecasts that by 2038, renewable electricity production will create 1.23 million jobs; alternative transportation fuels, 1.5 million jobs; engineering, legal, research and consulting positions will be more than 1.4 million; and commercial and residential retrofits at 81,000 jobs, for a total of 4.2 million."


The US cities Forbes projects will house these green jobs are:

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