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INDUSTRY
Major Employers
Throughout the region, the major employers have shown a reduction in staffing numbers. Although some sectors have shown a more drastic decrease than others whereas some have shown a slight improvement, overall employment figures continue to decline.
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Organization |
2000/2001 |
2001/2002 |
2002/2003 |
2003/2004 |
2004/2005 |
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Neenah Paper Inc |
497 |
487 |
487 |
450 |
323 |
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Canadian Pacific Railway |
122 |
122 |
122 |
122 |
122 |
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Hospital |
68 |
68 |
67 |
69 |
72 |
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Municipal Government – Terrace Bay |
58 |
52 |
50 |
52 |
49 |
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Municipal Government - Schreiber |
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49 |
51 |
52 |
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Superior North Catholic School Board |
35 |
36 |
33 |
31 |
33 |
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Superior Greenstone School Board |
17 |
17 |
17 |
18 |
18 |
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Total |
797 |
782 |
825 |
793 |
669 |
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Source: Relevant Organization Officials or Human Resources Departments |
Annual Employment of Major Employers
Neenah Paper Inc.
The major employer in the region continues to be Neenah Paper Inc. Over the last 10 years (as represented in the following table) Neenah Paper has seen approximately a 40 percent decrese in its overall employment (formerly Kimberly-Clark Mill). It is estimated that residents of Terrace Bay make up 70% of total employemnt with Schreiber comprising approximately 30% of company workforce. Additionally, there are another 200 jobs associated with the mill in the Woodlands Division, with an estimated 30-40 of them living in Schreiber or Terrace Bay.
Neenah Paper Annual Full-Time Employment for Union Members
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1996 |
1997 |
1998 |
1999 |
2000 |
2001 |
2002 |
2003 |
2004 |
2005 |
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Operations |
357 |
359 |
321 |
319 |
318 |
332 |
323 |
325 |
309 |
227 |
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Maintenance: |
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Millwrights |
54 |
53 |
47 |
47 |
47 |
45 |
45 |
44 |
34 |
24 |
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Pipefitters |
35 |
34 |
32 |
32 |
30 |
30 |
30 |
28 |
22 |
14 |
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Welders |
10 |
8 |
7 |
7 |
7 |
7 |
7 |
7 |
7 |
6 |
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Electricians |
32 |
33 |
30 |
30 |
30 |
30 |
30 |
31 |
30 |
20 |
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Instrument Mechanics |
22 |
21 |
19 |
19 |
18 |
17 |
18 |
18 |
17 |
10 |
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Oilers |
11 |
11 |
10 |
10 |
10 |
10 |
9 |
9 |
8 |
8 |
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Auto Mechanics |
11 |
10 |
9 |
9 |
9 |
9 |
8 |
6 |
6 |
5 |
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Crane Operators |
2 |
2 |
1 |
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