The Forest Sector: a major force in employment -Key figures Employees
Europe
Germany
(2005, EUROSTAT)
(2008, BA)
Cluster total Cluster, excl. publ. & printing:
5.4 million 3.6 million
857,200 550,300
Share of total economy (A-O)
3.3%
3.1%
Share of prod. industries (C-F) Country/State variances
15% 11-34% (DE, LV)
9.5% 4-12% (SAA, S-H)
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Uwe Kies, Dresden, Sep 16, 2010
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