Despite a decrease in the timber market, the forestry industry is still responsible for creating hundreds of thousands of State of Oregon jobs.
A recent report from the National Alliance of Forest Owners found that private forest logging is responsible for more than 120,000 jobs in Oregon. Overall, private lands account for about 80 percent of timber Harvest in Oregon.
The Oregon Forest Resources Institute notes that about one-third of forests in the state are privately owned and the rest are considered federal land. Large, industrial landholders account for about 6 million acres, while small woodland owners account for about 4.7 million acres.