Pacific Northwest Research Station

Year	Lumber and wood products	Paper and allied products	Total	Lumber and wood products	Paper and allied products
1965	8.7	b	13.0	12.1	0.9
1966	8.9	b	12.9	12.0	0.9
1967	8.8	b	12.6	11.7	0.9
1968	9.0	b	13.7	12.7	1.0
1969	8.9	b	14.1	13.1	1.0
1970	8.2	b	13.8	12.8	1.0
1971	8.7	b	14.8	13.7	1.1
1972	9.2	b	15.2	14.1	1.1
1973	9.8	b	16.3	15.1	1.2
1974	9.5	b	15.6	14.6	1.1
1975	8.1	b	16.8	15.7	1.1
1976	9.1	b	18.6	17.4	1.2
1977	9.3	b	19.0	17.8	1.2
1978	10.7	b	20.1	18.8	1.3
1979	11.1	b	19.9	18.5	1.4
1980	8.7	b	17.5	16.1	1.4
1981	8.8	b	16.6	15.1	1.5
1982	6.8	b	13.6	12.1	1.5
1983	8.0	b	15.7	14.0	1.7
1984	8.3	b	15.6	13.9	1.7
1985	8.4	b	15.4	13.8	1.8
1986	8.1	b	15.0	13.1	1.8
1987	8.4	b	15.1	13.3	1.8
1988	7.9	b	15.7	13.8	1.9
1989	8.3	b	16.2	14.3	2.0
1990	8.4	b	17.2	15.1	2.2
1991	7.4	b	15.7	13.3	2.4
1992	7.4	b	16.4	14.0	2.4
1993	8.2	b	16.9	14.4	2.5
1994	7.6	b	17.2	14.8	2.4
1995	7.3	b	17.1	14.9	2.2
1996	7.0	b	17.0	15.0	2.0
1997	7.1	b	15.7	13.6	2.1
1998	7.1	b	15.7	13.5	2.3
1999	7.2	b	15.7	13.4	2.3
2000	7.2	b	14.6	12.4	2.2
2001	6.7	b	13.2	11.0	2.2
2002	6.5	b	12.8	10.7	2.1
2003	5.9	b	10.7	9.0	1.7
2004	5.8	0.5	10.9	9.3	1.6
2005	5.7	b	11.2	9.6	1.6
2006	5.7	b	11.5	9.9	1.6
2007	4.5	b	11.5	9.8	1.7
2008	4.1	b	9.9	8.3	1.7

a - Total forest industry employment can not be determined for Montana owing to disclosure rules for the paper industry.

b - Withheld to avoid disclosing figures for individual companies, but permission was granted to publish an annual number in 2004.

Source: State employment agencies.

Production, Prices, Employment, and Trade in Northwest Forest Industries. All Years.