Employment- and Wage-Consumption Ratios for Montana's Forest Products Manufacturers
Authors: Keegan III, Charles E.1; Wichman, Daniel P.1; Evans, Gerald E.1; Fight, Roger D.1
Source: Western Journal of Applied Forestry, Volume 8, Number 2, 1 April 1993 , pp. 54-57(4)
Publisher: Society of American Foresters
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Abstract:
This article presents information on employment and payroll generated per unit volume of timber or wood fiber processed by the various manufacturing sectors of Montana's forest products industry for 1987-1989. Average employment ranged from a high of 117 workers per million cubic feet (mmcf) of wood fiber processed at house log plants, to a low of 12 workers per mmcf at stud mills. Employment-consumption ratios for cedar products plants and producers of utility poles and posts and small poles were 48, 47, and 34 workers per mmcf respectively. At sawmills, employment-consumption ratios ranged from 23 workers per mmcf for board mills to 12 workers per mmcf for stud mills. Plywood plants are slightly more labor intensive than board mills, employing 26 workers per mmcf of wood fiber processed. The processing of mill residue from sawmills and plywood plants by such users as the pulp and paper industry adds substantially to the employment per unit volume of timber processed. Because different components of the industry often use timber of different sizes, species, and quality, changes in the kind of timber available can have considerable influence on the structure of the industry and related employment. West. J. Appl. For. 8(2):54-57.Document Type: Journal article
Affiliations: 1: USDA Forest Service, Pacific Northwest Research Station, Portland, OR 97208
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