Oregon’s Wood Product Manufacturing Industry Is Still Important, Especially in Rural Areas

September 6, 2016 | Research Division of the Oregon Employment Department |

Between 1990 and 2016, annual average employment in wood product manufacturing dropped 23,600, or 51 percent. Similar losses were experienced in all subsectors, with sawmills and wood preservation dropping 5,400 (45%); plywood and engineered wood products dropping 9,500 (53%), and all other wood product manufacturing, which includes millwork and prefabricated buildings, dropping 8,800 (54%).

Click here to read more on the Oregon Workforce and Economic Information Website

© 1987-2026 SOREDI 100 E Main Street, Suite A • PO Box 4672 • Medford, OR 97501 • Phone: (541) 773-8946

Publishes later this month
What did Southern Oregon actually say?
The 2026 Southern Oregon Economic Conditions Index publishes later this month. Be there the moment it does.
Send me the report →