The forest sector in 2021 is the top manufacturing sector in the state.
In 2021, with direct, indirect, and induced effects, the forest sector in North Carolina had a total contribution of $35.3 billion in industry output to the North Carolina economy, which supported approximately 139,700 full-time and part-time jobs with a payroll of about $8.9 billion.
The forest sector in North Carolina directly generated about $184 million in state taxes and $434.4 million in federal taxes.
-North Carolina State University Extension, 2021
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