The following table provides a breakdown of forestry employ- 

 ment by county, based on N.C. Employment Security Commission data, 

 and a comparison with total employment in each county, based on 

 the recent U.S. Census data. 



TABLE 7 - FORESTRY EMPLOYMENT IN THE ALBEMARLE AREA, 1965 



FORESTRY PERCENT OF TOTAL EMPLOYMENT 

 EMPLOYMENT - 1965* TOTAL 1960*^' 



COUNTY 



Camden 



Chowan 



Curr 1 tuck 



Dare 



Gates 



Hyde 



Pasquot ank 



Perquimans 



Tyrrell 



Wash ington 



17 

 23 5 



39 

 67 



12 4 

 76 

 666 

 122 

 199 

 271 



1.0% 

 5o87o 

 1.9% 

 3.8% 

 4,5% 

 4.5% 

 7,9% 

 4.3% 

 14,8% 

 6.6% 



1,698 

 4,030 

 2,051 

 1,772 

 2,760 

 1,686 

 8,472 

 2,823 

 1,345 

 4,088 



ALBEMARLE AREA 



1,816 



5.9% 



30,745 



»>N.C. Employment Security Commission Data 

 **U.S. Census Data 



Through modern forestry technology, machinery has largely 

 been substituted for man in harvesting trees, hauling logs and 

 general woodland management. Therefore, It is unlikely that there 

 will be any significant increase of workers to perform these tasks. 

 The greatest possibility for employment expansion is in the wood 

 using industries. A new cabinet manufacturing plant in Pasquotank 

 County promises to increase employment by several hundred in the 

 area. Ic is probable that other wood products Industries will 

 locate in the area in the future. The expansion of existing wood 

 using Industries and the location of new operations in the area 

 will be influenced by the supply and quality of timber available 

 in the region. 



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