Statistical data

Forest sector employment (British Columbia)
2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999 1998 1997 1996 1995 1994 1993 1992 1991 1990
Survey of Employment, Payrolls and Hours (number) Footnote 1
Forestry and logging 11,250 10,131 11,209 12,208 12,056 11,935 12,396 11,775 11,389 11,345 11,125 10,585 9,505 12,434 14,739 14,952 16,517 17,756 17,097 17,016 17,385 18,295 17,774 17,628 19,713 20,108 19,843 19,603 18,161 17,268 18,026  
Pulp and paper product manufacturing 6,530 6,597 7,170 7,230 7,912 7,837 8,417 8,246 7,874 7,788 7,296 7,638 8,664 10,725 11,924 12,234 12,260 13,214 13,611 11,595 15,026 18,831 17,766 16,594 16,577 18,471 20,285 20,312 20,977 20,784 23,334  
Support activities for forestry 6,009 5,263 5,444 5,560 5,350 5,001 4,603 4,327 3,909 3,643 3,709 3,662 3,894 4,129 4,578 4,545 4,128 4,409 5,158 8,564 8,794 16,653 16,706 15,137 18,362 17,517 19,987 18,148 15,927 14,512 15,142  
Wood product manufacturing 23,851 23,036 26,776 27,888 27,117 26,943 26,377 26,320 25,414 24,679 24,916 24,375 24,786 31,123 33,918 34,195 35,936 36,513 35,992 36,737 37,590 43,352 41,233 39,396 43,070 42,633 40,408 43,052 38,313 38,735 40,647  
Total 47,640 45,027 50,599 52,886 52,435 51,716 51,793 50,668 48,586 47,455 47,046 46,260 46,849 58,411 65,159 65,926 68,841 71,892 71,858 73,912 78,795 97,131 93,479 88,755 97,722 98,729 100,523 101,115 93,378 91,299 97,149  
Canadian System of National Accounts (number) Footnote 2
Forestry and logging 11,975 10,335 12,435 13,200 12,910 13,070 12,290 12,625 11,785 12,310 11,970 11,570 10,015 14,080 16,615 18,610 23,285 23,135 22,370 22,635 22,970 23,745 24,560 22,345 26,890              
Pulp and paper product manufacturing 7,755 6,840 7,610 7,815 7,430 6,995 7,130 7,475 8,175 7,810 8,310 8,875 9,030 10,600 12,150 13,290 13,580 12,580 10,490 11,835 14,105 18,290 16,295 14,215 17,055              
Support activities for forestry 8,645 7,420 9,125 9,085 8,375 8,385 7,685 7,605 7,290 7,425 7,270 6,710 7,185 7,425 7,695 7,690 6,815 6,865 7,730 7,510 8,070 9,735 10,070 10,600 9,780              
Wood product manufacturing 27,340 23,455 26,475 29,050 29,295 28,045 25,140 26,635 26,115 25,455 23,225 24,075 22,685 28,105 33,000 37,190 42,875 45,505 39,350 41,255 39,585 45,425 51,690 46,155 54,845              
Total 55,715 48,050 55,645 59,150 58,010 56,495 52,245 54,340 53,365 53,000 50,775 51,230 48,915 60,210 69,460 76,780 86,555 88,085 79,940 83,235 84,730 97,195 102,615 93,315 108,570              
Wages and salaries (dollars) Footnote 3
Logging   733,153,000 874,316,000 878,159,000 794,641,000 728,219,000 703,380,000 721,947,000 613,919,000 599,458,000 587,966,000 547,203,000 507,824,000 850,745,000 985,208,000 1,005,396,000 1,094,227,000 1,099,165,000 717,376,000 952,454,000 874,001,000 786,953,000 930,966,000 896,975,000 955,896,000 943,716,000 889,693,000 810,934,000 862,850,000 782,190,000 715,543,000 756,235,000
Pulp and paper product manufacturing   551,945,000 616,296,000 624,493,000 610,118,000 589,908,000 603,388,000 670,906,000 548,844,000 600,462,000 614,777,000 597,438,000 582,395,000 729,070,000 798,933,000 847,209,000 883,511,000 909,681,000 866,914,000 819,118,000 872,315,000 920,148,000 988,216,000 855,803,000 1,000,816,000 1,015,151,000 1,022,797,000 949,246,000 911,476,000 857,130,000 873,370,000 888,001,000
Wood product manufacturing   1,511,963,000 1,495,990,000 1,661,009,000 1,637,077,000 1,560,756,000 1,524,759,000 1,454,371,000 1,353,677,000 1,266,912,000 1,214,497,000 1,195,766,000 1,124,342,000 1,399,504,000 1,666,185,000 1,792,687,000 1,763,030,000 1,773,111,000 1,623,369,000 1,686,610,000 1,702,294,000 1,781,855,000 1,855,033,000 1,741,839,000 1,877,669,000 1,857,960,000 1,872,386,000 1,833,765,000 1,707,546,000 1,575,306,000 1,401,327,000 1,548,342,000
Total   2,797,061,000 2,986,602,000 3,163,661,000 3,041,836,000 2,878,883,000 2,831,527,000 2,847,224,000 2,516,440,000 2,466,832,000 2,417,240,000 2,340,407,000 2,214,561,000 2,979,319,000 3,450,326,000 3,645,292,000 3,740,768,000 3,781,957,000 3,207,659,000 3,458,182,000 3,448,610,000 3,488,956,000 3,774,215,000 3,494,617,000 3,834,381,000 3,816,827,000 3,784,876,000 3,593,945,000 3,481,872,000 3,214,626,000 2,990,240,000 3,192,578,000