Production, Prices, Employment, and Trade in Northwest Forest Industries. All Years.
Table 21—Employment in forest products industries in Washington and Oregon, 1965-2008a
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| Year |
Total |
Lumber and wood products |
Paper and allied products |
Total |
Lumber and wood products |
Paper and allied products |
Total |
Lumber and wood products |
Paper and allied products |
| 1965 |
148.4 |
121.1 |
27.3 |
66.7 |
46.9 |
19.8 |
81.7 |
74.2 |
7.5 |
| 1966 |
148.0 |
119.6 |
28.4 |
66.9 |
46.6 |
20.3 |
81.1 |
73.0 |
8.1 |
| 1967 |
141.8 |
113.4 |
28.4 |
63.9 |
44.0 |
19.9 |
77.9 |
69.4 |
8.5 |
| 1968 |
147.1 |
118.3 |
28.8 |
65.9 |
45.9 |
20.0 |
81.2 |
72.4 |
8.8 |
| 1969 |
145.3 |
116.2 |
29.1 |
65.2 |
45.2 |
20.0 |
80.1 |
71.0 |
9.1 |
| 1970 |
138.2 |
109.0 |
29.2 |
62.0 |
42.2 |
19.8 |
76.2 |
66.8 |
9.4 |
| 1971 |
141.2 |
113.8 |
27.4 |
61.5 |
43.4 |
18.1 |
79.7 |
70.4 |
9.3 |
| 1972 |
150.2 |
122.5 |
27.7 |
65.5 |
47.3 |
18.2 |
84.7 |
75.2 |
9.5 |
| 1973 |
155.3 |
127.9 |
27.4 |
66.8 |
49.1 |
17.7 |
88.5 |
78.8 |
9.7 |
| 1974 |
152.1 |
124.5 |
27.6 |
67.3 |
49.7 |
17.6 |
84.8 |
74.8 |
10.0 |
| 1975 |
137.2 |
110.8 |
26.4 |
60.4 |
43.8 |
16.6 |
76.8 |
67.0 |
9.8 |
| 1976 |
150.9 |
123.4 |
27.5 |
68.4 |
51.0 |
17.4 |
82.5 |
72.4 |
10.1 |
| 1977 |
159.2 |
131.4 |
27.8 |
71.6 |
53.9 |
17.7 |
87.6 |
77.5 |
10.1 |
| 1978 |
159.3 |
136.5 |
22.8 |
69.1 |
55.1 |
14.0 |
90.2 |
81.4 |
8.8 |
| 1979 |
159.0 |
133.4 |
25.6 |
68.4 |
52.6 |
15.8 |
90.6 |
80.8 |
9.8 |
| 1980 |
144.1 |
116.1 |
28.0 |
64.1 |
46.5 |
17.6 |
80.0 |
69.6 |
10.4 |
| 1981 |
135.6 |
108.1 |
27.5 |
61.6 |
44.4 |
17.2 |
74.0 |
63.7 |
10.3 |
| 1982 |
120.4 |
94.6 |
25.8 |
55.2 |
39.0 |
16.2 |
65.2 |
55.6 |
9.6 |
| 1983 |
128.7 |
103.7 |
25.0 |
56.8 |
41.1 |
15.7 |
71.9 |
62.6 |
9.3 |
| 1984 |
132.9 |
107.7 |
25.2 |
57.2 |
41.0 |
16.2 |
75.7 |
66.7 |
9.0 |
| 1985 |
126.1 |
100.9 |
25.2 |
53.4 |
37.3 |
16.0 |
72.7 |
63.6 |
9.1 |
| 1986 |
126.0 |
100.6 |
25.4 |
53.1 |
36.7 |
16.4 |
72.9 |
63.9 |
9.0 |
| 1987 |
131.9 |
105.8 |
26.2 |
56.5 |
39.2 |
17.3 |
75.4 |
66.5 |
8.9 |
| 1988 |
135.6 |
109.6 |
26.0 |
58.8 |
41.7 |
17.1 |
76.8 |
67.9 |
8.9 |
| 1989 |
135.1 |
108.2 |
27.0 |
59.0 |
41.1 |
17.9 |
76.1 |
67.0 |
9.1 |
| 1990 |
130.8 |
103.6 |
27.2 |
58.0 |
39.9 |
18.1 |
72.8 |
63.7 |
9.1 |
| 1991 |
120.7 |
93.5 |
27.2 |
54.3 |
36.4 |
17.9 |
66.4 |
57.1 |
9.3 |
| 1992 |
117.6 |
90.8 |
26.8 |
54.3 |
36.5 |
17.8 |
63.3 |
54.3 |
9.0 |
| 1993 |
115.2 |
89.4 |
25.8 |
52.8 |
36.1 |
16.7 |
62.5 |
53.4 |
9.1 |
| 1994 |
117.5 |
91.1 |
26.3 |
53.9 |
36.7 |
17.2 |
63.6 |
54.5 |
9.1 |
| 1995 |
116.1 |
89.7 |
26.4 |
52.8 |
35.5 |
17.4 |
63.3 |
54.2 |
9.1 |
| 1996 |
111.6 |
86.0 |
25.6 |
52.3 |
35.5 |
16.9 |
59.3 |
50.6 |
8.7 |
| 1997 |
112.0 |
87.3 |
24.7 |
51.7 |
35.4 |
16.3 |
60.3 |
51.9 |
8.4 |
| 1998 |
110.4 |
85.9 |
24.5 |
51.9 |
35.6 |
16.3 |
58.5 |
50.3 |
8.2 |
| 1999 |
107.0 |
83.0 |
24.0 |
49.8 |
34.0 |
15.7 |
57.3 |
49.0 |
8.3 |
| 2000 |
105.9 |
82.4 |
23.5 |
49.0 |
33.4 |
15.6 |
56.9 |
49.0 |
7.9 |
| 2001 |
99.9 |
77.5 |
22.4 |
46.4 |
31.5 |
14.9 |
53.5 |
46.0 |
7.5 |
| 2002 |
98.7 |
78.2 |
20.5 |
45.5 |
32.3 |
13.2 |
53.2 |
45.9 |
7.3 |
| 2003 |
82.5 |
62.4 |
20.1 |
36.8 |
23.5 |
13.3 |
45.7 |
38.9 |
6.8 |
| 2004 |
81.6 |
61.9 |
19.7 |
35.7 |
23.0 |
12.7 |
45.9 |
38.9 |
7.0 |
| 2005 |
84.3 |
65.5 |
18.8 |
37.5 |
25.3 |
12.2 |
46.8 |
40.2 |
6.6 |
| 2006 |
82.8 |
64.4 |
18.4 |
37.3 |
25.4 |
11.9 |
45.5 |
39.0 |
6.5 |
| 2007 |
78.4 |
61.1 |
17.4 |
35.4 |
24.2 |
11.2 |
43.1 |
36.9 |
6.2 |
| 2008 |
73.3 |
56.8 |
16.5 |
33.9 |
23.4 |
10.5 |
39.4 |
33.4 |
6.0 |
a - The lumber and wood products industry includes logging, lumber, plywood, poles and pilings, and miscellaneous wood products. The paper and allied products industry includes pulp, paper, paperboard, and building board products.
Source: State employment agencies.
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