Statistical data

Forest sector employment (Alberta)
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Survey of Employment, Payrolls and Hours (number) Footnote 1
Forestry and logging 2,787 2,618 2,733 2,510 2,543 2,306 2,418 2,319 2,349 2,549 2,322 2,249 2,068 2,301 2,537 2,769 3,049 2,930 2,728 2,687 2,633 2,462 2,475 2,541 2,298 2,164 2,371 2,349 2,320 2,089 2,563  
Pulp and paper product manufacturing 2,473 2,296 2,103 2,077 2,152 2,563 3,393 3,517 3,224 2,758 2,721 2,957 3,075 3,355 3,553 3,751 3,431 3,336 3,173 3,258 3,817 4,110 4,344 4,058 3,963 3,982 4,082 3,875 3,694 2,958 2,852  
Support activities for forestry 828 934 1,128 1,104 977 978 1,222 1,152 1,207 1,155 1,289 1,289 1,190 1,353 1,849 1,707 1,598 1,539 1,536 1,673 1,091 915 822 858 773 753 910 1,410 1,836 1,990 2,209  
Wood product manufacturing 9,671 8,818 9,315 9,082 9,348 9,768 10,394 12,013 13,537 12,130 10,477 9,268 9,273 11,797 13,261 13,124 12,017 11,561 11,091 11,482 11,224 10,618 11,221 10,506 9,821 9,414 7,573 6,712 7,044 6,043 6,153  
Total 15,759 14,666 15,279 14,773 15,020 15,615 17,427 19,001 20,317 18,592 16,809 15,763 15,606 18,806 21,200 21,351 20,095 19,366 18,528 19,100 18,765 18,105 18,862 17,963 16,855 16,313 14,936 14,346 14,894 13,080 13,777  
Canadian System of National Accounts (number) Footnote 2
Forestry and logging 4,030 2,980 3,020 2,975 3,065 2,920 2,640 2,425 2,600 2,815 2,585 2,205 2,315 2,535 2,700 3,040 2,875 2,865 2,540 2,905 3,065 2,900 3,215 2,860 3,300              
Pulp and paper product manufacturing 2,220 1,980 2,260 2,695 2,760 3,185 3,295 3,425 3,205 2,955 2,930 2,960 2,845 3,280 3,635 3,820 3,580 3,680 3,780 3,685 3,790 4,780 4,850 4,490 4,290              
Support activities for forestry 2,050 1,805 1,855 1,830 1,735 1,720 1,605 1,555 1,435 1,475 1,510 1,575 1,730 1,810 1,790 1,880 1,755 1,805 1,550 1,510 1,645 1,795 1,770 1,635 1,605              
Wood product manufacturing 8,790 7,660 9,170 9,465 9,245 9,970 9,385 9,690 9,915 9,930 9,860 9,265 8,980 9,540 11,215 12,360 12,340 13,525 12,320 11,980 10,620 11,360 12,995 10,705 9,895              
Total 17,090 14,425 16,305 16,965 16,805 17,795 16,925 17,095 17,155 17,175 16,885 16,005 15,870 17,165 19,340 21,100 20,550 21,875 20,190 20,080 19,120 20,835 22,830 19,690 19,090              
Wages and salaries (dollars) Footnote 3
Logging   217,004,000 196,677,000 177,726,000 183,987,000 202,463,000 202,502,000 176,619,000 165,056,000 148,553,000 134,996,000 114,352,000 121,481,000 164,405,000 183,840,000 207,367,000 199,731,000 176,034,000 107,426,000 105,956,000 109,721,000 95,772,000 95,658,000 100,361,000 95,955,000 85,476,000 89,665,000 68,504,000 81,090,000 76,406,000 75,045,000 53,376,000
Pulp and paper product manufacturing     261,163,000   239,252,000 190,263,000 211,738,000     211,060,000   204,584,000 190,640,000 205,012,000 208,345,000 206,068,000 205,167,000 207,266,000 210,212,000 204,331,000 208,434,000 228,628,000 207,185,000 206,748,000 206,554,000 198,879,000 175,087,000 165,948,000 141,661,000 132,971,000 149,005,000 87,842,000
Wood product manufacturing   714,856,000 684,992,000 685,698,000 619,343,000 624,184,000 606,069,000 663,296,000 649,749,000 596,256,000 529,932,000 507,685,000 472,638,000 520,508,000 584,557,000 581,270,000 533,942,000 522,843,000 502,459,000 514,400,000 452,915,000 451,826,000 471,375,000 407,680,000 391,589,000 352,454,000 321,883,000 289,962,000 260,490,000 234,749,000 212,008,000 228,029,000
Total   931,860,000 1,142,832,000   1,042,582,000 1,016,910,000 1,020,309,000     955,869,000   826,621,000 784,759,000 889,925,000 976,742,000 994,705,000 938,840,000 906,143,000 820,097,000 824,687,000 771,070,000 776,226,000 774,218,000 714,789,000 694,098,000 636,809,000 586,635,000 524,414,000 483,241,000 444,126,000 436,058,000 369,247,000