International Labour Review | 2026
Authors: Bachelot M.; Guergoat-Larivière M.
DOI: 10.16995/ilr.23802
Journal: International Labour Review
Year: 2026
Publisher: Open Library of Humanities
Document Type: Article
Open Access: All Open Access; Gold Open Access; Green Open Access
Cited by: 0
Our article analyses the quality of green jobs in France, applying a definition of green jobs that has emerged in recent years to the French labour force survey – a large, representative dataset. Using regression and classification techniques, we find that green jobs are associated with lower job quality than non-green jobs, particularly for low-skilled workers, who tend to experience lower wages and reduced socio-economic security. In contrast, high-skilled workers tend to enjoy either better or not significantly different job quality relative to their non-green counterparts. Our analysis also highlights the heterogeneity of green jobs, which can be grouped into four distinct clusters with varying levels of job quality, challenging the narrative of uniformly “good green jobs”. © The author(s) 2026.
France; green jobs; job quality; occupational inequalities; skills; wages