The logging and wood substance processing industries generated 1,172 jobs in 2002.
The 2004 closure of the Abitibi-Consolidated paper mill led to the direct or indirect loss of 780 jobs, totalling 30 million dollars in lost wages.
The MDF La Baie plant, which was founded in 1996 and employs 120 people, had to cut eighty jobs in 2007 and 2008 because of the decreased demand for MDF panels.

Outside of large industry, La Baie's logging sector includes small- and medium-sized businesses involved in forest management and wood transportation.
Some local sawmills include the Scierie Armand Tremblay & Fils and the Scierie Gauthier, which is the oldest business in the Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean region.
After the Abitibi-Consolidated-owned Scierie Saguenay closed in 2005, it transferred most of its fifty employees to the Saint-Fulgence sawmill.
Several small businesses manufacture wood into end items such as kitchen cabinetry, furniture, roof framing, and flooring.
The logging and wood substance processing industries generated 1,172 jobs in 2002. The 2004 closure of the Abitibi-Consolidated paper mill led to the direct or indirect loss of 780 jobs, totalling 30 million dollars in lost wages. The MDF La Baie plant, which was founded in 1996 and employs 120 people, had to cut eighty jobs in 2007 and 2008 because of the decreased demand for MDF panels.
Outside of large industry, La Baie's logging sector includes small- and medium-sized businesses involved in forest management and wood transportation. Some local sawmills include the Scierie Armand Tremblay & Fils and the Scierie Gauthier, which is the oldest business in the Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean region. After the Abitibi-Consolidated-owned Scierie Saguenay closed in 2005, it transferred most of its fifty employees to the Saint-Fulgence sawmill. Several small businesses manufacture wood into end items such as kitchen cabinetry, furniture, roof framing, and flooring.
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