The economic sector that includes all "activities related to the management of forests […] for the production and supply of wood or other goods and services."
(Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, Forestry, Definitions and basic principles of sustainable forest management in relation to criteria and indicators, visited 2008-07-08)
The forestry sector involves the use of forests for the production of wood and wood products, to provide passive recreation, to maintain, restore, or enhance environmental conditions for wildlife, and for the protection and production of water supplies.
Workers in the forestry sector can be full-time or seasonal and are often migratory.