Job creation, which includes job opportunities at low, medium and high skill levels. We do not attempt to calculate net job growth, but rather look at which activities might foster job creation in a particular green growth sector. Increasing the supply and demand of regionally produced greens goods and services, which we define as those that reduce negative environmental externalities, the impact on natural resources and the pressure on ecosystem services. While the metro-region is one of the richest, most populated metro-regions in the world, ranking third in the US and eighth among 90 OECD metro-regions in terms of GDP per capita, growth has slowed since 2000, in terms of both GDP growth and per capita GDP growth. This contributes to the metro-region’s greenhouse gas emissions, which are exacerbated by high demand for energy to heat and cool buildings. This section concludes with an assessment of the strategies and green sectors that hold the most promise for creating jobs and contributing to a regional specialisation in specific clusters of green activities.