Green Jobs Index (GJI)
The Green Jobs Index is a proposed global index designed to track how employment, recruitment and investment contribute to environmental sustainability. It provides a common framework for understanding the role of work in the transition to a greener economy.
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The planned GJI data platform will bring together country profiles, annual trends and the three component indicators. Comparisons will cover countries and years with sufficiently consistent definitions and data.
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Methodology and technical notes
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Calculation workbook
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Country datasets
About the Green Jobs Index
The GJI examines three aspects of the green employment transition: the share of existing employment linked to environmental activities, the share of recruitment into those activities, and the share of public capital spending allocated to eligible environmental purposes. Together, these measures describe the employment base, current hiring activity and investment supporting future activity.
Green-related work includes activities that reduce emissions and pollution, improve energy and resource efficiency, protect biodiversity, conserve natural resources and strengthen resilience to climate change. These activities can occur across the economy, including within businesses whose principal products or services are not environmental.
The employment dimension estimates green-related employment as a proportion of total employment. The recruitment dimension measures the estimated green share of people entering jobs. The investment dimension measures eligible green capital expenditure as a proportion of total capital expenditure within a consistent public-budget boundary. Private investment and programme results provide additional evidence where comparable information is available.
The three indicators are expressed as fractions between zero and one and combined with equal weights using a geometric mean. The resulting GJI score ranges from zero to 100.
GJI=100×(S×H×K)1/3GJI=100\times(S\times H\times K)^{1/3}
S represents the employment share, H the recruitment share and K the public capital expenditure share. Technical notes explain the classification, estimation and aggregation procedures.
Understanding GJI Results
The GJI is intended to help governments, employers, training institutions and development partners examine how green investment and labour-market activity align. Comparing the component indicators can identify where skills development, recruitment support or investment policy may warrant closer attention.
Higher scores indicate a stronger combined presence of green-related employment, recruitment and public capital spending within the measured economy. The score is not the percentage of jobs that are green. Employment counts, expenditure amounts and individual component results are needed to understand the scale and direction of change.
The index does not establish exact numbers of jobs created, retained or saved. Recruitment may include replacement hires, while investment may support temporary or future work. Reported job creation, retention, advertised vacancies and prospective employment should therefore accompany the score as separate measures.
Decent working conditions and equitable access remain essential to green employment. Where these conditions cannot be verified, estimates are identified as green-related employment. Additional information on wages, social protection, safety and inclusion is needed to assess the quality of work.
GJI Dimensions and Indicators
| Dimension | Indicator |
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| Employment — S | Estimated green-related employment ÷ total employment |
| Recruitment — H | Estimated green-related job entries ÷ all job entries |
| Public investment — K | Eligible green capital expenditure ÷ total capital expenditure within the same public-budget boundary |
Data Sources and Estimation
The proposed methodology draws on regularly published labour statistics, budget execution reports, company disclosures and environmental programme records. Job advertisements provide further evidence of recruitment demand.
AI-assisted analysis can help classify activities and occupations, supported by source documentation and human review. Published results should distinguish observed statistics from modelled estimates and identify their coverage and uncertainty.
Downloads and Documentation
Read the methodology and use the calculation workbook to examine the indicators, assumptions and formulas. Country datasets and accompanying source notes are planned for publication as results are validated.
Green Employment News
Research and updates on green employment, skills demand and investment, including future GJI releases and methodology developments.