| Sustainable jobs are all about making a living while | | | | generate 5 million jobs over 10 years. Efforts are being |
| making a difference. From union leaders to politicians, | | | | made to create employment opportunities within the |
| everyone seems to be talking about 'sustainable jobs' | | | | country. |
| as the next big thing. It is being predicted that the green | | | | Blue and white collared jobs were outpaced by the |
| jobs sector will not only prove effective in generating | | | | growth of the green job sector over the last decade. |
| more jobs but also help in curbing climate change.The | | | | Today, approximately 68,200 businesses in the United |
| current economic downturn has led to unemployment | | | | States have successfully spread out more than |
| and high prices. Industry experts are of view that the | | | | 770,000 green jobs. This may not come across as a |
| period of 2008-2009 was driven by depleted savings | | | | very promising figure but this sector is all set to match |
| and high consumer spending. This created jobs that | | | | with the job opportunities presented by the traditional |
| were not sustainable but post recession things seem | | | | energy sector. Opportunities are also emerging in |
| to be changing for the better. | | | | sectors like electrical work, construction and |
| With a new growth strategy, developed as well as | | | | contracting. |
| under developed countries are striving hard to revive | | | | Green job training programs and funding from various |
| the business world so that more sustainable jobs can | | | | sectors is providing the required support and |
| be created. Currently, the renewable energy sector | | | | encouragement to the growth of socially responsible |
| seems to be the target for generation of millions of | | | | careers. Green jobs can make way for a greener |
| green jobs in the US economy. Sectors like pollution | | | | economy with effective collaboration and participation |
| mitigation and conservation are also coming up a high | | | | on the global as well as the local level. Now is the time |
| percentage of responsible career options. Obama has | | | | for nations to take responsibility and works towards |
| promised to invest approximately 150 billion dollars to | | | | making the earth a better place to live in. |