An Interview with Julian Allsid: Where the Jobs Are……or Are Going to Be !
6.12.10 - Michael F. Shaughnessy - We just completed a report about the myths and realities of "green jobs” which found that the demand for green jobs is still mostly projected
Michael F. Shaughnessy
Eastern New Mexico University
Portales, New Mexico
1) Julian, you are one of the few people in America that is really on top of the changing career/occupational market. What do you see as some of the rising trends?
I am not an economist, but recent employment data suggest the job market is still unsettled. A survey of human resources executives released this week by Right Management suggested that we will see more downsizing in US firms this year. Also this week Manpower, which owns Right Management, released its quarterly outlook survey of 18,000 employers which found that 98 percent of US states have a positive hiring outlook. So…go figure.
2) Some people seem to jump on the "green bandwagon" thinking that jobs in the environment will be plentiful. How realistic is this?
We just completed a report about the myths and realities of "green jobs” which found that the demand for green jobs is still mostly projected (see http://www.workforcestrategy.org/images/pdfs/publications/green_energy_programs_2010-05.pdf). However, given the Administration’s push toward a green economy and considering that the majority of the nation’s venture capital investments in 2008 were in the clean energy and energy efficiency sectors, it appears that the green economy has the potential for great growth.