Louisiana's forest products industry: performance and contribution to the State's economy, 1970 to 1980.

Wilbur R. Maki; Con H Schallau; Bennett B. Foster; Clair H. Redmond

doi:10.2737/PNW-RP-371

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Louisiana's forest products industry: performance and contribution to the State's economy, 1970 to 1980.

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Authors:

Wilbur R. Maki, Con H Schallau, Bennett B. Foster, Clair H. Redmond

Year:

1986

Type:

Research Paper

Station:

Pacific Northwest Research Station

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.2737/PNW-RP-371

Source:

Res. Pap. PNW-RP-371. Portland, OR: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Pacific Northwest Research Station. 22 p

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Abstract

Employment in Louisiana's forest products industry, unlike employment in the other 12 Southern States, decreased significantly between 1970 and 1980. Despite this decrease, the value added by the industry increased. The productivity of Louisiana's forest products industry ranked second among the 13 States in the South. In 1980, lumber and wood products accounted for the largest share of the industry's employment, but paper and allied products had a larger share of the earnings. In 1977, paper and allied products had higher productivity than either lumber and wood products or wood furniture.

Keywords

Forest products industries, employment (forest products industries), Louisiana

Citation

Maki, Wilbur R.; Schallau, Con H; Foster, Bennett B.; Redmond, Clair H. 1986. Louisiana''s forest products industry: performance and contribution to the State''s economy, 1970 to 1980. Res. Pap. PNW-RP-371. Portland, OR: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Pacific Northwest Research Station. 22 p