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ANNEX 4.3 Employment in Selected Commonwealth Countries in the forestry sector 2000|
Country
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Employment in the Forestry Sector
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% of Labour Force
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Full-time equivalent,
thousands
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Breakdown by categories*
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Africa
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Cameroon
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0.5
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32
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02 (20); 20 (12)
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Ghana
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0.3
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32
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02 (7); 20 (25)
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Kenya
|
0.1
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20
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02 (2); 20 (10); 21 (8)
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Nigeria
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0.1
|
48
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02 (27); 20 (3); 21 (18)
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South Africa
|
1.0
|
172
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02 (46); 20 (82); 21 (44)
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Asia
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Bangladesh
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0.0
|
22
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02 (3); 20 (11); 21 (8); 02
(200); 20 (52); 21
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India
|
0.1
|
417
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(166)
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Malaysia
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2.0
|
189
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02 (28); 20 (128); 21 (33)
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Pakistan
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0.1
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45
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02 (29); 20 (3); 21 (12)
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Sri Lanka
|
0.4
|
35
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02 (16); 20 (14); 21 (4)
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Europe
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United Kingdom
|
0.6
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192
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02 (14); 20 (81); 21 (97)
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The Americas
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Canada
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2.3
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373
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02 (89); 20 (168); 21 (116)
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Honduras
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0.9
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21
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02 (3); 20 (14); 21 (4)
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Oceania
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Australia
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0.7
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73
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02 (9); 20 (47); 21 (17)
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New Zealand
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1.8
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34
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02 (9); 20 (17); 21 (7)
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Papua New Guinea
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0.7
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16
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02 (16)
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Source: Trends and current status of the contribution of the forestry sector to national economies.
2004. FAO, Forest Products & Economics Division.
* Categories: 02 – Forestry, logging and related service activities
20 - Manufacture of wood and wood
products, except furniture
21 - Manufacture of paper and paper
products
Note that totals may not agree due to rounding
Employment refers to formal employment related to the growing and extraction of raw material, the primary production of goods, the provision of services, and unspecified forestry activities. Secondary wood processing is excluded.
The figures quoted are for countries with a total of more than 20,000 full-time equivalent jobs
