Page 28 - Georgia Forestry - Issue 2 - Spring 2024

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The GFC’s SUM Department regularly connects with representatives in these sectors and stays abreast of any company changes, such as product types, which may lead to sector reclassification. It also tracks new businesses added or company closures to be removed. These updates are shared with Georgia Tech analysts, as they prepare to work on the upcoming economic impact report.
Juli Golemi is an economist by trade and has been with Georgia Tech for 12 years. Other than managing reports on the aerospace industry in Georgia, Golemi’s primary focus is forestry.
“Not many people would ever think about the huge impact certain forestry sectors have on the state’s economy,” Golemi said. “Putting together all the numbers, filtering, going through all the data. In the end we can show how many people forestry impacts in the state of Georgia — the jobs it supports and the income it generates.”
In addition to the updates provided by the GFC, Golemi relies on an enor- mous data set from the Georgia Depart- ment of Labor. Georgia forest industry data is categorized under a nationally recognized six-digit code by the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS). The NAICS classifies business establishments by code for the purpose
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