Technical Expert Consultation on Labour Statistics: Moving towards a statistical definition of green jobs

Consultation to expose and discuss the preliminary ILO thinking on the conceptual and measurement framework for defining and identifying green jobs, including on the international definition of green jobs for statistical purposes.

Technical Expert Consultation on a statistical definition and measurement of green jobs was held on 27-28 November 2012 in Geneva, Switzerland. It was organized by the ILO Department of Statistics to expose and discuss the preliminary ILO thinking on the conceptual and measurement framework for defining and identifying green jobs, including on the international definition of green jobs for statistical purposes. The proposal for a statistical definition of green jobs will will be presented for discussion and possible adoption by the 19th International Conference of Labour Statisticians (Geneva, 2-11 October 2013).

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Outcomes and conclusions

Outcomes and conclusions

Data collection

Data collection

Definitions of green jobs used in the employment and environment policy context

Definitions of green jobs used in the employment and environment policy context

Existing Mexico practices in statistical definition of green jobs

Existing Mexico practices in statistical definition of green jobs

Existing UK practices in statistical definition of green jobs

Existing UK practices in statistical definition of green jobs

Existing US practices in statistical definition of green jobs

Existing US practices in statistical definition of green jobs

Measurement issues and methods

Measurement issues and methods

Objectives and uses of statistics of green jobs

Objectives and uses of statistics of green jobs

Operational definitions of concepts for the measurement of green jobs

Operational definitions of concepts for the measurement of green jobs

Type of data, statistical measures and indicators to be produced

Type of data, statistical measures and indicators to be produced

Mexico Considerations for the Measurement of Green Jobs

Mexico Considerations for the Measurement of Green Jobs