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Forest Economics
Economic - US -1,684,000 Americans are employed by the forest industry -$51,011,000 is paid in annual payroll to the forest industry -6.8% of manufacturing employees work in the forest industry -6.4% of manufacturing payroll is paid to the forest industry -23,288 manufacturing facilities in the US Economic - Missouri -Forest products industries contribute about $4.32 billion a year to Missouri’s economy -Employ more than 67,741 Missourians and pay $2.8 billion in salaries -About 1,436 firms are involved, including loggers, sawmills, paper product manufacturers and wood products manufacturers -492 primary processing facilities and 944 secondary processing facilities -2007 Study - Economic Impact of Missouri Forest Products Industry  |