Your chances of working a green job in Oregon were higher than any other state in 2011, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics' (now-discontinued) "Green Jobs" report. Employment in green goods and services made up 4.3 percent of all Oregon jobs in 2011, higher than any other state.
Oregon is the No. 2 hydroelectric state, accounting for 13.2 percent of the country's hydroelectric generation. Combined with other renewable sources, hydroelectric made up 80 percent of the state's electricity generation in 2011, according to EIA.
The state is unique among the list of states in scoring well in all three of Clean Edge's State Index categories: technology deployment, policy structure, and capital attraction.
