FAO, ILO, and the Thünen Institute launched a new tool called the FEM model to count forest-sector jobs worldwide. The 2022 data shows 42 million people work in forests, with wood manufacturing accounting for 58% of those jobs.
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Updated methodology to quantify forest-sector employment

42 Million Global forest employment
25 % Women in forest sector
182 Countries tracked
99% global forest area covered