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August 1983

Recent employment trends in the lumber and wood products industry

Mary Beth W. Scaggs

Because of the high proportion of lumber which is used in homebuilding, the lumber and wood products industry has been weakened by decreased demand for new housing during the 1980 and 1981-82 recessions.

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