U.S. Forest Products Industry
Economic Contributions
Wisconsin

EMPLOYMENT
Forestry & Logging
3,353
Wood Products
18,595
Pulp & Paper
26,420
Total Employment
48,368

MANUFACTURING OUTPUT
(in thousands of dollars)
Wood Manufacturing
$6,611,322
Paper Manufacturing
$18,667,338
Total Manufacturing Output
$25,278,660

STATE AND LOCAL TAXES
(in millions of dollars)
Forestry & Logging
$13
Wood Products
$73
Pulp & Paper
$276
Total State & Local Taxes
$361

COMPENSATION
(in thousands of dollars)
Forestry & Logging
$224,299
Wood Products
$1,234,541
Pulp & Paper
$2,589,500
Total Compensation
$4,048,341

VALUE ADDED
(in thousands of dollars)
Forestry & Logging
$230,950
Wood Products
$1,793,240
Pulp & Paper
$5,785,761
Total Value Added
$7,809,951

NUMBER OF FACILITIES
Wood Products Facilities
17
Total Paper Manufacturing
196
Mills
30
Converting Plants
166
Member Materials Recovery Facilities
6
Data Sources:
Employment: IMPLAN, 2023 Data, using inputs provided by AF&PA. | Compensation, Manufacturing Output, Value Added & Taxes: IMPLAN, 2023 Data, using inputs provided by AF&PA, In 2023 Dollars. | Number of Facilities: AF&PA, Fastmarkets RISI, U.S. Census Bureau.
Employment: IMPLAN, 2023 Data, using inputs provided by AF&PA. | Compensation, Manufacturing Output, Value Added & Taxes: IMPLAN, 2023 Data, using inputs provided by AF&PA, In 2023 Dollars. | Number of Facilities: AF&PA, Fastmarkets RISI, U.S. Census Bureau.
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