Changes in the Logging Labor Force

Charles H. Wolf; Jean W. Nolley

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Changes in the Logging Labor Force

Informally Refereed

Authors:

Charles H. Wolf, Jean W. Nolley

Year:

1977

Type:

Research Paper

Station:

Northern Research Station

Source:

Res. Pap. NE-359. Upper Darby, PA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Northeastern Forest Experiment Station. 7p.

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Abstract

Employment in the logging industry dropped 28 percent between 1950 and 1970, while output of industrial roundwood increased 31 percent. Today's loggers are older, better educated, and more skilled. A large proportion are self-employed, many work less than a full year, and a substantial number have incomes below the poverty level. Mechanization of timber harvesting will continue to affect the size and makeup of the labor force.

Keywords

forest labor, employment, mechanization

Citation

Wolf, Charles H.; Nolley, Jean W. 1977. Changes in the Logging Labor Force. Res. Pap. NE-359. Upper Darby, PA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Northeastern Forest Experiment Station. 7p.