U.S. Forest Products Industry
Economic Contributions
West Virginia
EMPLOYMENT
Forestry & Logging
1,332
Wood Products
4,761
Pulp & Paper
358
Total Employment
6,450
MANUFACTURING OUTPUT
(in thousands of dollars)
Wood Manufacturing
$2,197,504
Paper Manufacturing
$239,541
Total Manufacturing Output
$2,437,045
STATE AND LOCAL TAXES
(in millions of dollars)
Forestry & Logging
$7
Wood Products
$18
Pulp & Paper
$2
Total State & Local Taxes
$28
COMPENSATION
(in thousands of dollars)
Forestry & Logging
$92,557
Wood Products
$267,528
Pulp & Paper
$27,672
Total Compensation
$387,758
VALUE ADDED
(in thousands of dollars)
Forestry & Logging
$126,676
Wood Products
$631,637
Pulp & Paper
$59,655
Total Value Added
$817,968
NUMBER OF FACILITIES
Wood Products Facilities
6
Total Paper Manufacturing
6
Mills
1
Converting Plants
5
Data Sources:
Employment: IMPLAN, 2023 Data, using inputs provided by AF&PA. | Compensation, Manufacturing Output, Value Added & Taxes: IMPLAN, 2023 Data, using inputs provided by AF&PA, In 2023 Dollars. | Number of Facilities: AF&PA, Fastmarkets RISI, U.S. Census Bureau.
Employment: IMPLAN, 2023 Data, using inputs provided by AF&PA. | Compensation, Manufacturing Output, Value Added & Taxes: IMPLAN, 2023 Data, using inputs provided by AF&PA, In 2023 Dollars. | Number of Facilities: AF&PA, Fastmarkets RISI, U.S. Census Bureau.
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