According to a report released today by the Pew Charitable Trusts, the number of jobs resulting from the nation's burgeoning clean energy economy has grown almost two and half times faster than overall jobs from 1998 to 2007.

While some question the validity of green job growth, Pew's study suggests that clean energy jobs grew at a rate of 9.1 percent, while traditional jobs grew by 3.7 percent over the 9-year time frame.

In the report, Pew states that a clean energy economy generates jobs, businesses and investments while expanding clean energy production, increasing energy efficiency, reducing greenhouse gas emissions, waste and pollution, and conserving water and other natural resources.

Five categories are recognized in the study:

• Clean Energy
• Energy Efficiency
• Environmentally Friendly Production
• Conservation and Pollution Mitigation
• Training and Support

The report also breaks down the clean energy job numbers by state, offering 2007 data. Take a look below to see how many jobs have been created in your state, thanks to the clean energy economy:

Alabama - 7,849

Alaska - 2,140

Arizona - 11,578

Arkansas - 4,597

California - 125,390

Colorado - 17,008

Connecticut - 10,147

Delaware - 2,368

Washington D.C. - 5,325

Florida - 31,122

Georgia - 16,222

Hawaii - 2,732

Idaho - 4,517

Illinois - 28,395

Indiana - 17,298

Iowa - 7,702

Kansas - 8,017

Kentucky - 9,308

Louisiana - 10,641

Maine - 6,000

Maryland - 12,908

Massachusetts - 26,678

Michigan - 22,674

Minnesota - 19,994

Mississippi - 3,200

Missouri - 11,714

Montana - 2,155

Nebraska - 5,292

Nevada - 3,641

New Hampshire - 4,029

New Jersey - 25,397

New Mexico - 4,815

New York - 34,363

North Carolina - 6,997

North Dakota - 2,112

Ohio - 35,267

Oklahoma - 5,465

Oregon - 19,340

Pennsylvania - 38,763

Rhode Island - 2,328

South Carolina - 11,255

South Dakota - 1,636

Tennessee - 15,507

Texas - 55,646

Utah - 5,199

Vermont - 2,161

Virginia - 16,907

Washington - 17,013

West Virginia - 3,065

Wisconsin - 15,089

Wyoming - 1,419

Jeff