HDR1012000170050815951500Farm Labor                                             
HDR2012000170050815951500Farm Labor Narrative                                   
                                                                                
Released August 15, 1995, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service       
(NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, U.S. Department of Agriculture.  For     
information on "Farm Labor" call Eddie Oaks at (202) 690-3228, office hours     
8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. ET.  For assistance with general agricultural            
statistics, information about NASS, its products or services, contact the NASS  
Information Hotline at 1-800-727-9540 or E-mail:  NASS@AG.GOV.  Estimates refer 
to the week of July 9-15, 1995.                                                 
                                                                                
                                                                                
                            July Worker Numbers Up                              
                                                                                
There were 3.67 million people working on the Nation's farms and ranches during 
the week of July 9-15, 1995.  This compares with 3.51 million people during the 
July 1994 survey week.  Self-employed farm operators accounted for 1.63 million 
of the total, along with 632,000 unpaid workers, and 1.07 million workers hired 
directly by farm operators.  Agricultural service employees working on farms    
and ranches made up the remaining 348,000 workers.                              
                                                                                
Farm operators paid their hired workers an average wage of $6.44 per hour       
during the July 1995 survey week.  This rate was up 23 cents from a year        
earlier.  Workers paid on an hourly basis earned $6.12 per hour compared with   
$5.91 last July.  Field workers received an average of $6.09 per hour, up       
24 cents from the July 1994 survey week.  Livestock workers earned $5.94 per    
hour compared with $5.67 a year earlier.                                        
                                                                                
Self-employed farm operators worked an average of 39.0 hours, compared to       
37.4 hours in the comparable week in 1994.  Unpaid workers averaged 34.0 hours, 
compared to 32.0 hours last year.  Hired employees worked 39.9 hours during the 
survey week, the same as last year.                                             
                                                                                
Beginning in July 1994, all benefits received by hired workers are summarized   
by each benefit category.  Benefits were provided for 484,000 hired workers.    
Farm operators provided housing for 170,000, meals for 74,000, bonuses for      
76,000, health insurance for 222,000, transportation for 69,000, and other      
benefits for 217,000 hired workers.                                             
                                                                                
During the survey week of July 9-15, 1995, extreme but short-lived heat surged  
through the central Plains and Corn Belt, reaching the Northeast by week's end. 
The clear weather provided farmers a full week suitable for fieldwork, but the  
intense summer heat prevented some field activities.  Elsewhere, thunderstorms  
traversed the Northern States, eventually shifting southward and bringing       
moisture to the northern and western Corn Belt as cooler air arrived.  Dryness  
persisted, however, in the central Corn Belt; in the Northeast; and in parts of 
the Southeast.  Cool weather in the Western States allowed field activities to  
progress, but slowed crop development.  Activities in California included small 
grain and hay harvest, irrigation and fields were sprayed for insects and       
weeds.  Stone fruit, Valencia orange, grapefruit, and avocado harvest           
continued.  Hay making and tobacco harvest were some of the activities in       
Florida.  Cotton harvest is picking up in the Central Texas area but is winding 
down in the Valley.  Vegetable harvest in the Rio Grande Valley continues.      
                                                                                
                                                                                
Sp Sy 8 (8-95)                                                                  
                                                                                
                                                                                
HDR2012000170050815951500Employment, Hours Worked and Wage Rates                
                                                                                
      Farm Labor:  Employment, Hours Worked and Wage Rates, United States,      
                      July 9-15, 1995, with Comparisons 1/                      
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                             :  July 10-16,   :  April 9-15,   :   July 9-15,   
       Farm Employment       :      1994      :      1995      :      1995      
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                             :                      1,000                       
                             :                                                  
Farm Workers                 :    3,169            2,643            3,324       
                             :                                                  
  Self-Employed              :    1,572            1,435            1,626       
  Unpaid                     :      557              386              632       
  Hired                      :    1,040              822            1,066       
    Expected to be Employed  :                                                  
    150 Days or More         :      664              605              669       
    149 Days or Less         :      376              217              397       
                             :                                                  
Agricultural Services        :                                                  
  Workers Working on Farms   :      341              214              348       
                             :                                                  
Total Farm & Service Workers :    3,510            2,857            3,672       
                             :                                                  
                             :                 Hours per Week                   
                             :                                                  
Hours Worked                 :                                                  
  Self-Employed              :       37.4             35.0             39.0     
  Unpaid                     :       32.0             29.8             34.0     
  Hired                      :       39.9             40.7             39.9     
                             :                                                  
                             :                 Dollars per Hour                 
                             :                                                  
Wage Rates for               :                                                  
  All Hired Workers 2/ 3/    :       6.21             6.49             6.44     
                             :                                                  
Method of Pay                :                                                  
  Hourly                     :       5.91             6.20             6.12     
  Piece-Rate                 :       6.61             6.33             7.10     
  Other                      :       6.90             7.29             7.13     
                             :                                                  
Type of Worker               :                                                  
  Field & Livestock Combined :       5.81             6.01             6.06     
    Field                    :       5.85             6.05             6.09     
    Livestock                :       5.67             5.88             5.94     
  Supervisory                :       9.67            10.58            10.21     
  Other                      :       8.17             8.37             7.95     
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1/  Excludes AK.                                                                
2/  Benefits, such as housing and meals, are provided some workers but          
    the values are not included in the wage rates.                              
3/  Excludes Agricultural Service Workers.                                      
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
HDR2012000170050815951500Workers on Farms                                       
                                                                                
                   Workers on Farms:  Number by Region, State,                  
                      and United States, July 9-15, 1995 1/                     
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               :         :         :        :               Hired               
               :         :         :        :-----------------------------------
     State     :   All   :  Self-  :        :         : Expected to be Employed 
      and      :  Farm   :Employed : Unpaid : Number  :-------------------------
   Region 2/   : Workers :   3/    :   3/   :   of    :  150 Days  :  149 Days  
               :         :         :        : Workers : or More 3/ : or Less 3/ 
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               :                             1,000                              
               :                                                                
NY             :     76                          27                             
Other 4/       :     57                          26                             
Northeast I    :    133        54      26        53         37           16     
               :                                                                
PA             :    102                          28                             
Other 4/       :     59                          24                             
Northeast II   :    161        74      35        52         32           20     
               :                                                                
NC             :    123                          56                             
VA             :     65                          23                             
Appalachian I  :    188        85      24        79         32           47     
               :                                                                
Appalachian II :    225       138      43        44         21           23     
Southeast      :    139        71      22        46         24           22     
FL             :     79        24       7        48         44            4     
               :                                                                
MI             :     93                          29                             
MN             :    128                          24                             
WI             :    145                          37                             
Lake           :    366       189      87        90         43           47     
               :                                                                
Cornbelt I     :    306       185      65        56         33           23     
Cornbelt II    :    252       156      60        36         23           13     
Delta          :    154        81      26        47         34           13     
Northern Plains:    272       155      79        38         25           13     
               :                                                                
OK             :     85                          10                             
TX             :    260                          59                             
Southern Plains:    345       218      58        69         50           19     
               :                                                                
Mountain I     :     90        38      19        33         21           12     
Mountain II    :     73        36      17        20         13            7     
               :                                                                
AZ             :     31                          14                             
NM             :     30                           6                             
Mountain III   :     61        16      25        20         16            4     
               :                                                                
OR             :    102                          50                             
WA             :     86                          53                             
Pacific        :    188        58      27       103         49           54     
               :                                                                
CA             :    281        45      11       225        166           59     
HI             :     11         3       1         7          6            1     
AK             :      1        6/      6/          .4       6/           6/     
               :                                                                
US 5/          :  3,324     1,626     632     1,066        669          397     
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1/  Excludes Agricultural Service Workers.                                      
2/  Region map on page 17.                                                      
3/  Published at regional and U.S. level only.                                  
4/  Other States in the same region.                                            
5/  Excludes AK.                                                                
6/  Insufficient data.                                                          
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
      Workers on Farms:  Hours Worked and Wage Rates for All Hired Workers      
             by Region, State, and United States, July 9-15, 1995 1/            
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               :           Hours Worked           :                             
     State     :----------------------------------:       Wage Rates for        
      and      :   Self-   :           :          :      All Hired Workers      
   Region 2/   :Employed 3/: Unpaid 3/ :  Hired   :                             
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               :   ------ Hours per Week ------          Dollars per Hour       
               :                                                                
NY             :                           43.9                6.29             
Other 4/       :                           38.5                7.35             
Northeast I    :   49.3        31.3        41.3                6.77             
               :                                                                
PA             :                           42.0                5.96             
Other 4/       :                           39.6                6.80             
Northeast II   :   43.5        40.0        40.9                6.32             
               :                                                                
NC             :                           35.0                5.70             
VA             :                           38.0                6.24             
Appalachian I  :   31.7        29.9        35.9                5.87             
               :                                                                
Appalachian II :   30.1        27.8        29.0                5.61             
Southeast      :   32.6        25.1        37.3                5.89             
FL             :   26.0        24.0        38.0                7.80             
               :                                                                
MI             :                           35.4                6.35             
MN             :                           39.6                6.19             
WI             :                           32.0                6.56             
Lake           :   45.0        34.7        35.1                6.38             
               :                                                                
Cornbelt I     :   39.4        32.5        37.5                6.37             
Cornbelt II    :   41.3        33.4        32.9                6.26             
Delta          :   37.2        34.4        40.0                5.61             
Northern Plains:   52.7        44.7        48.6                5.98             
               :                                                                
OK             :                           40.0                6.00             
TX             :                           42.8                5.80             
Southern Plains:   31.8        27.8        42.4                5.83             
               :                                                                
Mountain I     :   48.1        38.2        41.9                5.87             
Mountain II    :   41.4        35.9        40.9                5.78             
               :                                                                
AZ             :                           50.0                6.30             
NM             :                           47.9                6.10             
Mountain III   :   36.3        33.5        49.4                6.24             
               :                                                                
OR             :                           41.2                6.60             
WA             :                           39.0                7.18             
Pacific        :   32.3        34.0        40.1                6.89             
               :                                                                
CA             :   34.9        28.5        44.1                6.88             
HI             :   31.4        33.7        37.3                9.94             
AK             :   41.0        32.0        36.0                7.40             
               :                                                                
US 5/          :   39.0        34.0        39.9                6.44             
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1/  Excludes Agricultural Service Workers.                                      
2/  Region map on page 17.                                                      
3/  Published at regional and U.S. level only.                                  
4/  Other States in the same region.                                            
5/  Excludes AK.                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
HDR2012000170050815951500Hired Workers                                          
                                                                                
                  Hired Workers:  Wage Rates by Region, State,                  
                      and United States, July 9-15, 1995 1/                     
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               :           Type of Worker 5/            :   Method of Pay 6/    
     State     :----------------------------------------------------------------
      and      :      :         : Field &  :Super-:     :       : Piece :       
   Region 2/   :Field :Livestock:Livestock :visory:Other:Hourly : Rate  : Other 
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               :                        Dollars per Hour                        
               :                                                                
NY             : 6.26               5.96                  6.28                  
Other 4/       : 7.05               6.61                  7.50                  
Northeast I    : 6.58     5.71      6.23     9.51   7.75  6.84       3/    6.52 
               :                                                                
PA             : 6.00               5.66                  6.19                  
Other 4/       : 6.22               6.16                  6.44                  
Northeast II   : 6.10     5.22      5.86     9.69   7.72  6.30     6.48    6.29 
               :                                                                
NC             : 5.46               5.51                  5.41                  
VA             : 6.10               6.09                  6.00                  
Appalachian I  : 5.63     6.13      5.68     9.04   7.58  5.55     6.54    6.56 
               :                                                                
Appalachian II : 5.37     5.56      5.43     7.93     3/  5.32       3/    6.48 
Southeast      : 5.47     5.58      5.49     9.18     3/  5.41     6.99    6.36 
FL             : 6.79     6.45      6.75    13.50  10.25  6.91     8.00   11.25 
               :                                                                
MI             : 6.15               6.10                  6.37                  
MN             : 5.77               5.98                  6.12                  
WI             : 6.60               6.02                  6.65                  
Lake           : 6.18     5.71      6.03     9.55   6.19  6.40     5.78    6.43 
               :                                                                
Cornbelt I     : 6.07     6.10      6.08    10.59   6.61  5.97       3/    7.04 
Cornbelt II    : 5.93     5.95      5.93     8.88     3/  6.03       3/    6.87 
Delta          : 5.28     5.72      5.40     9.09     3/  5.36       3/    6.23 
Northern Plains: 6.10     5.33      5.83     7.90   5.48  6.30       3/    5.51 
               :                                                                
OK             : 5.60               5.63                  5.60                  
TX             : 5.36               5.50                  5.38                  
Southern Plains: 5.39     5.76      5.52     9.60   6.82  5.41       3/    6.58 
               :                                                                
Mountain I     : 5.71     5.91      5.77       3/     3/  6.15       3/    5.70 
Mountain II    : 5.48     5.09      5.31     8.57     3/  5.92       3/    5.61 
               :                                                                
AZ             : 5.55               5.67                  5.60                  
NM             : 5.52               5.81                  5.78                  
Mountain III   : 5.54     6.31      5.71       3/     3/  5.65       3/    8.01 
               :                                                                
OR             : 6.34               6.32                  6.06                  
WA             : 6.96               7.07                  6.78                  
Pacific        : 6.66     7.35      6.70     9.92   8.57  6.44     7.39    8.58 
               :                                                                
CA             : 6.27     7.52      6.37    11.83   9.99  6.27     7.16   10.29 
HI             : 8.81       3/      8.78    16.00     3/  9.00       3/   14.68 
AK             : 7.10       3/        3/       3/     3/  7.40       3/      3/ 
               :                                                                
US 7/          : 6.09     5.94      6.06    10.21   7.95  6.12     7.10    7.13 
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1/  Excludes Agricultural Service Workers.                                      
2/  Region map on page 17.                                                      
3/  Insufficient data.                                                          
4/  Other States in the same region.                                            
5/  Livestock, Supervisory, and Other published at regional and U.S. level only.
6/  Piece Rate and Other published at regional and U.S. level only.             
7/  Excludes AK.                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
HDR2012000170050815951500Workers on Farms                                       
                                                                                
         Workers on Farms:  Number by Region, State, and United States,         
                               April 9-15, 1995 1/                              
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               :         :         :        :               Hired               
               :         :         :        :-----------------------------------
     State     :   All   :  Self-  :        :         : Expected to be Employed 
      and      :  Farm   :Employed : Unpaid : Number  :-------------------------
   Region 2/   : Workers :   3/    :   3/   :   of    :  150 Days  :  149 Days  
               :         :         :        : Workers : or More 3/ : or Less 3/ 
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               :                             1,000                              
               :                                                                
NY             :     50                          17                             
Other 4/       :     49                          25                             
Northeast I    :     99        41      16        42         35            7     
               :                                                                
PA             :     75                          21                             
Other 4/       :     36                          12                             
Northeast II   :    111        56      22        33         26            7     
               :                                                                
NC             :     84                          29                             
VA             :     54                          15                             
Appalachian I  :    138        76      18        44         30           14     
               :                                                                
Appalachian II :    177       115      32        30         16           14     
Southeast      :    113        59      12        42         30           12     
FL             :     72        19       3        50         43            7     
               :                                                                
MI             :     70                          29                             
MN             :     89                          11                             
WI             :    118                          24                             
Lake           :    277       160      53        64         46           18     
               :                                                                
Cornbelt I     :    242       166      30        46         36           10     
Cornbelt II    :    206       143      30        33         26            7     
Delta          :    133        84      16        33         25            8     
Northern Plains:    196       133      40        23         19            4     
               :                                                                
OK             :     74                           9                             
TX             :    243                          45                             
Southern Plains:    317       219      44        54         44           10     
               :                                                                
Mountain I     :     68        32      17        19         16            3     
Mountain II    :     47        25       9        13         11            2     
               :                                                                
AZ             :     27                          13                             
NM             :     30                           6                             
Mountain III   :     57        14      24        19         16            3     
               :                                                                
OR             :     58                          19                             
WA             :     61                          37                             
Pacific        :    119        50      13        56         37           19     
               :                                                                
CA             :    260        40       6       214        143           71     
HI             :     11         3       1         7          6            1     
               :                                                                
US 5/          :  2,643     1,435     386       822        605          217     
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1/  Excludes Agricultural Service Workers.                                      
2/  Region map on page 17.                                                      
3/  Published at regional and U.S. level only.                                  
4/  Other States in the same region.                                            
5/  Excludes AK.                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
      Workers on Farms:  Hours Worked and Wage Rates for All Hired Workers,     
            by Region, State, and United States, April 9-15, 1995 1/            
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               :           Hours Worked           :                             
     State     :----------------------------------:       Wage Rates for        
      and      :   Self-   :           :          :      All Hired Workers      
   Region 2/   :Employed 3/: Unpaid 3/ :  Hired   :                             
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               :   ------ Hours per Week ------          Dollars per Hour       
               :                                                                
NY             :                           42.0                 6.45            
Other 4/       :                           39.0                 7.55            
Northeast I    :   44.8        32.7        40.2                 7.08            
               :                                                                
PA             :                           41.0                 6.06            
Other 4/       :                           41.3                 7.07            
Northeast II   :   38.3        34.2        41.1                 6.44            
               :                                                                
NC             :                           33.7                 5.95            
VA             :                           41.0                 6.27            
Appalachian I  :   31.3        33.2        36.2                 6.08            
               :                                                                
Appalachian II :   27.2        25.8        36.4                 5.75            
Southeast      :   30.3        29.5        40.3                 5.57            
FL             :   27.0        29.0        38.0                 7.86            
               :                                                                
MI             :                           42.6                 6.86            
MN             :                           37.5                 7.65            
WI             :                           36.9                 6.70            
Lake           :   41.5        29.3        39.6                 6.93            
               :                                                                
Cornbelt I     :   31.4        29.8        37.2                 6.67            
Cornbelt II    :   33.2        26.9        37.7                 6.05            
Delta          :   32.6        25.2        38.8                 5.62            
Northern Plains:   43.9        37.5        41.1                 6.22            
               :                                                                
OK             :                           37.0                 6.50            
TX             :                           41.3                 5.71            
Southern Plains:   33.7        25.0        40.6                 5.82            
               :                                                                
Mountain I     :   46.3        32.3        46.5                 5.71            
Mountain II    :   38.1        29.5        41.3                 6.20            
               :                                                                
AZ             :                           42.0                 6.41            
NM             :                           45.6                 6.43            
Mountain III   :   31.1        27.6        43.1                 6.42            
               :                                                                
OR             :                           39.6                 6.88            
WA             :                           38.0                 7.03            
Pacific        :   31.4        29.6        38.5                 6.98            
               :                                                                
CA             :   31.5        34.7        44.8                 6.55            
HI             :   30.4        29.1        36.5                10.02            
               :                                                                
US 5/          :   35.0        29.8        40.7                 6.49            
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1/  Excludes Agricultural Service Workers.                                      
2/  Region map on page 17.                                                      
3/  Published at regional and U.S. level only.                                  
4/  Other States in the same region.                                            
5/  Excludes AK.                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
HDR2012000170050815951500Hired Workers                                          
                                                                                
         Hired Workers:  Wage Rates by Region, State, and United States,        
                               April 9-15, 1995 1/                              
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               :           Type of Worker 5/            :   Method of Pay 6/    
     State     :----------------------------------------------------------------
      and      :      :         : Field &  :Super-:     :       : Piece :       
   Region 2/   :Field :Livestock:Livestock :visory:Other:Hourly : Rate  : Other 
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
               :                        Dollars per Hour                        
               :                                                                
NY             : 6.76               5.95                  6.95                  
Other 4/       : 7.00               6.60                  7.50                  
Northeast I    : 6.90     5.71      6.30    10.13   8.67  7.29       3/    6.65 
               :                                                                
PA             : 6.19               5.67                  6.18                  
Other 4/       : 6.91               6.69                  7.04                  
Northeast II   : 6.53     5.30      6.06     9.53   8.13  6.56       3/    6.22 
               :                                                                
NC             : 5.37               5.58                  5.75                  
VA             : 5.85               5.89                  6.10                  
Appalachian I  : 5.54     6.17      5.69     9.04   7.54  5.87       3/    6.61 
               :                                                                
Appalachian II : 5.68     5.48      5.61       3/   7.89  5.92       3/    5.26 
Southeast      : 5.16     5.56      5.24     9.69   6.94  5.31     4.70    6.14 
FL             : 7.05     6.20      6.97    12.70  11.65  7.25     7.50   10.90 
               :                                                                
MI             : 6.41               6.41                  6.48                  
MN             : 8.34               7.26                  7.80                  
WI             : 7.05               5.73                  6.90                  
Lake           : 6.70     5.79      6.28    10.78   8.45  6.76       3/    7.23 
               :                                                                
Cornbelt I     : 6.25     5.94      6.19     9.81   6.99  6.40       3/    7.46 
Cornbelt II    : 6.16     5.63      5.77     8.70   6.50  5.69       3/    7.15 
Delta          : 5.23     5.84      5.41     9.18   6.28  5.33       3/    6.28 
Northern Plains: 6.63     5.66      6.12       3/     3/  6.37       3/    6.07 
               :                                                                
OK             : 5.95               5.86                  6.00                  
TX             : 5.38               5.49                  5.57                  
Southern Plains: 5.44     5.67      5.54     8.44   6.64  5.63       3/    6.00 
               :                                                                
Mountain I     : 5.61     5.38      5.51       3/   6.18  5.60       3/    5.77 
Mountain II    : 5.65     5.53      5.58     8.27     3/  5.47       3/    6.91 
               :                                                                
AZ             : 5.75               5.86                  6.00                  
NM             : 5.55               6.21                  5.60                  
Mountain III   : 5.71     6.53      5.98    10.13     3/  5.94       3/    7.19 
               :                                                                
OR             : 6.30               6.35                  6.23                  
WA             : 6.43               6.56                  6.62                  
Pacific        : 6.39     7.37      6.49    10.79   9.23  6.50       3/    9.53 
               :                                                                
CA             : 5.94     7.25      6.03    12.76   9.62  6.00     6.21   10.81 
HI             : 8.75       3/      8.73    15.40     3/  9.00       3/   14.16 
               :                                                                
US 7/          : 6.05     5.88      6.01    10.58   8.37  6.20     6.33    7.29 
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1/  Excludes Agricultural Service Workers.                                      
2/  Region map on page 17.                                                      
3/  Insufficient data.                                                          
4/  Other States in the same region.                                            
5/  Livestock, Supervisory, and Other published at regional and U.S. level only.
6/  Piece Rate and Other published at regional and U.S. level only.             
7/  Excludes AK.                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
HDR2012000170050815951500Workers on Farms                                       
                                                                                
                   Workers on Farms:  Number by Region, State,                  
                     and United States, July 10-16, 1994 1/                     
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               :         :         :        :               Hired               
               :         :         :        :-----------------------------------
     State     :   All   :  Self-  :        :         : Expected to be Employed 
      and      :  Farm   :Employed : Unpaid : Number  :-------------------------
   Region 2/   : Workers :   3/    :   3/   :   of    :  150 Days  :  149 Days  
               :         :         :        : Workers : or More 3/ : or Less 3/ 
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
               :                             1,000                              
               :                                                                
NY             :    72                           26                             
Other 4/       :    59                           31                             
Northeast I    :   131         52      22        57         40           17     
               :                                                                
PA             :    90                           21                             
Other 4/       :    48                           24                             
Northeast II   :   138         60      33        45         30           15     
               :                                                                
NC             :   109                           53                             
VA             :    51                           17                             
Appalachian I  :   160         70      20        70         31           39     
               :                                                                
Appalachian II :   184        128      28        28         16           12     
Southeast      :   133         70      15        48         30           18     
FL             :    70         23       5        42         37            5     
               :                                                                
MI             :    96                           35                             
MN             :   127                           30                             
WI             :   144                           36                             
Lake           :   367        187      79       101         52           49     
               :                                                                
Cornbelt I     :   309        190      57        62         35           27     
Cornbelt II    :   235        150      53        32         21           11     
Delta          :   145         87      20        38         29            9     
Northern Plains:   250        148      64        38         25           13     
               :                                                                
OK             :    87                           11                             
TX             :   270                           66                             
Southern Plains:   357        216      64        77         50           27     
               :                                                                
Mountain I     :    93         42      22        29         21            8     
Mountain II    :    66         29      14        23         16            7     
               :                                                                
AZ             :    30                           14                             
NM             :    30                            7                             
Mountain III   :    60         14      25        21         18            3     
               :                                                                
OR             :    82                           33                             
WA             :    98                           64                             
Pacific        :   180         59      24        97         42           55     
               :                                                                
CA             :   278         44      11       223        163           60     
HI             :    13          3       1         9          8            1     
AK             :     1.1       6/      6/          .5       6/           6/     
               :                                                                
US 5/          : 3,169      1,572     557     1,040        664          376     
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1/  Excludes Agricultural Service Workers.                                      
2/  Region map on page 17.                                                      
3/  Published at regional and U.S. level only.                                  
4/  Other States in the same region.                                            
5/  Excludes AK.                                                                
6/  Insufficent data.                                                           
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
      Workers on Farms:  Hours Worked and Wage Rates for All Hired Workers      
            by Region, State, and United States, July 10-16, 1994 1/            
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
               :         Hours Worked 3/          :                             
     State     :----------------------------------:       Wage Rates for        
      and      :   Self-   :           :          :      All Hired Workers      
   Region 2/   : Employed  :  Unpaid/  :  Hired   :                             
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
               :   ------ Hours per Week ------          Dollars per Hour       
               :                                                                
NY             :                           41.9                6.03             
Other 4/       :                           39.0                7.35             
Northeast I    :   48.0        32.4        40.3                6.72             
               :                                                                
PA             :                           40.0                5.57             
Other 4/       :                           46.4                6.53             
Northeast II   :   43.8        34.8        43.4                6.12             
               :                                                                
NC             :                           34.1                5.51             
VA             :                           38.0                5.84             
Appalachian I  :   32.2        30.9        35.0                5.60             
               :                                                                
Appalachian II :   27.1        28.2        30.5                5.85             
Southeast      :   28.6        26.9        30.7                5.83             
FL             :   26.0        26.0        39.0                7.25             
               :                                                                
MI             :                           32.0                6.08             
MN             :                           37.8                6.20             
WI             :                           37.6                5.40             
Lake           :   44.3        35.1        35.7                5.87             
               :                                                                
Cornbelt I     :   31.4        30.5        34.7                6.23             
Cornbelt II    :   39.4        32.3        37.3                6.03             
Delta          :   31.6        32.1        38.3                5.57             
Northern Plains:   48.7        34.6        41.9                5.47             
               :                                                                
OK             :                           35.0                5.60             
TX             :                           43.1                5.59             
Southern Plains:   34.6        28.0        41.9                5.59             
               :                                                                
Mountain I     :   47.3        35.1        40.4                5.61             
Mountain II    :   44.1        37.7        44.3                6.05             
               :                                                                
AZ             :                           46.0                6.12             
NM             :                           47.7                6.21             
Mountain III   :   38.1        30.4        46.6                6.15             
               :                                                                
OR             :                           38.4                6.13             
WA             :                           42.0                6.50             
Pacific        :   37.8        30.2        40.8                6.38             
               :                                                                
CA             :   37.0        31.1        45.5                6.63             
HI             :   31.8        29.7        38.7                9.95             
AK             :   50.0        33.0        30.0                7.00             
               :                                                                
US 5/          :   37.4        32.0        39.9                6.21             
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1/  Excludes Agricultural Service Workers.                                      
2/  Region map on page 17.                                                      
3/  Published at regional and U.S. level only.                                  
4/  Other States in the same region.                                            
5/  Excludes AK.                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
HDR2012000170050815951500Hired Workers                                          
                                                                                
                  Hired Workers:  Wage Rates by Region, State,                  
                     and United States, July 10-16, 1994 1/                     
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
               :           Type of Worker 5/            :   Method of Pay 6/    
     State     :----------------------------------------------------------------
      and      :      :         : Field &  :Super-:     :       : Piece :       
   Region 2/   :Field :Livestock:Livestock :visory:Other:Hourly : Rate  : Other 
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
               :                        Dollars per Hour                        
               :                                                                
NY             : 5.70               5.64                  5.98                  
Other 4/       : 7.05               6.52                  7.10                  
Northeast I    : 6.35     5.71      6.08    10.05   8.35  6.53       3/    7.04 
               :                                                                
PA             : 5.94               5.26                  6.15                  
Other 4/       : 6.17               6.18                  6.22                  
Northeast II   : 6.10     5.17      5.80     8.77   7.76  6.20       3/    5.91 
               :                                                                
NC             : 5.20               5.32                  5.32                  
VA             : 5.60               5.64                  5.65                  
Appalachian I  : 5.29     5.93      5.41     8.90     3/  5.40       3/    6.67 
               :                                                                
Appalachian II : 5.33     5.71      5.52       3/     3/  5.46       3/      3/ 
Southeast      : 5.27     5.88      5.35     9.56   6.78  5.34       3/    6.82 
FL             : 6.15     7.00      6.33    13.00   8.80  6.29     6.35    9.80 
               :                                                                
MI             : 5.54               5.53                  5.90                  
MN             : 6.35               5.90                  6.14                  
WI             : 5.85               5.02                  5.43                  
Lake           : 5.86     4.78      5.45     9.91   7.05  5.76     5.96    6.06 
               :                                                                
Cornbelt I     : 5.82     5.97      5.86     7.48     3/  5.94       3/    6.87 
Cornbelt II    : 5.72     5.84      5.78       3/   6.55  5.82       3/    6.58 
Delta          : 5.20     5.19      5.19     8.87     3/  5.19       3/    6.43 
Northern Plains: 5.49     5.29      5.44     6.36   4.94  5.62       3/    5.34 
               :                                                                
OK             : 5.40               5.43                  5.50                  
TX             : 5.14               5.28                  5.38                  
Southern Plains: 5.17     5.59      5.29     8.91   6.83  5.40       3/    5.86 
               :                                                                
Mountain I     : 5.44     5.77      5.52       3/     3/  5.93       3/    5.35 
Mountain II    : 5.63     5.40      5.53     9.81     3/  5.80       3/    6.32 
               :                                                                
AZ             : 5.50               5.72                  5.54                  
NM             : 5.25               5.93                  6.10                  
Mountain III   : 5.43     6.68      5.80       3/     3/  5.74     5.93      3/ 
               :                                                                
OR             : 5.75               5.74                  5.99                  
WA             : 6.27               6.32                  5.96                  
Pacific        : 6.12     6.35      6.14     9.73   8.81  5.97     7.07    8.14 
               :                                                                
CA             : 6.11     6.80      6.15    11.38  10.92  6.10     6.83   10.38 
HI             : 8.88       3/      8.85    15.86     3/  8.98       3/   14.04 
AK             : 6.65       3/        3/       3/     3/  7.10       3/      3/ 
               :                                                                
US 7/          : 5.85     5.67      5.81     9.67   8.17  5.91     6.61    6.90 
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1/  Excludes Agricultural Service Workers.                                      
2/  Region map on page 17.                                                      
3/  Insufficient data.                                                          
4/  Other States in the same region                                             
5/  Livestock, Supervisory, and Other published at regional and U. S. level     
    only.                                                                       
6/  Piece Rate and Other published at regional and U. S. level only.            
7/  Excludes AK.                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
HDR2012000170050815951500Field and Livestock Workers                            
                                                                                
               Field and Livestock Workers Combined:  Wage Rates,               
                   by Type of Farm, by Region and 48 States 1/                  
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                 :       July 10-16, 1994       :        July 9-15, 1995        
                 :--------------------------------------------------------------
    Region 2/    :Field :Other :L'stk & :  All  : Field :Other :L'stk & :  All  
                 :Crops :Crops :Poultry : Farms : Crops :Crops :Poultry : Farms 
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                 :                       Dollars per Hour                       
                 :                                                              
Northeast        : 5.88   6.50    5.42    5.95    5.18    6.60    5.73    6.04  
Appalachian      : 5.14   5.82    5.68    5.43    5.42    6.00    5.58    5.61  
Southeast        : 5.48   5.79    6.31    5.85    4.79    5.53    4.93    5.25  
Lake             : 6.75   5.36    4.95    5.45    6.24    5.97    5.97    6.03  
Cornbelt         : 6.06   5.69    5.72    5.83    5.81    6.27    6.07    6.03  
Delta            : 4.98   4.68    5.48    5.19    5.14    5.52    5.88    5.40  
Northern Plains  : 5.71   6.44    5.06    5.44    6.39    6.15    5.30    5.83  
Southern Plains  : 4.78     3/    6.21    5.29    5.22    6.33    5.63    5.52  
Mountain         : 5.44   6.01    5.59    5.61    5.38    6.04    5.78    5.64  
Pacific          : 6.01   6.13    6.52    6.15    6.03    6.44    7.32    6.47  
48 States        : 5.57   5.94    5.69    5.79    5.56    6.28    5.89    5.97  
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                                
            All Hired Workers:  Wage Rates, by Economic Class of Farm           
                           by Region and 48 States 1/                           
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
         :         July 10-16, 1994          :         July 9-15, 1995          
  Region :----------------------------------------------------------------------
    2/   : Gross Value Sales-$1000's  : All  : Gross Value Sales-$1000's  : All 
         : <40  :40-99 :100-249 :250+ :Farms : <40 :40-99 :100-249 : 250+ :Farms
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
         :                           Dollars per Hour                           
         :                                                                      
N. East  : 7.08   5.20    5.46   6.88   6.45  6.13   5.36    5.73    7.37  6.54 
Appal.   : 5.09   5.56    5.36   6.05   5.66  5.51   5.53    5.42    6.20  5.79 
S. East  : 6.30   6.49    5.84   6.83   6.58  6.11   4.33    5.08    5.58  5.47 
Lake     : 7.29   4.12    5.77   6.12   5.87  5.45   4.96    5.93    6.94  6.38 
Cornbelt : 4.70   5.63    5.76   6.83   6.16  6.01   5.71    6.37    6.57  6.33 
Delta    : 5.07   5.51    5.20   5.80   5.57  6.16   6.46    5.41    5.40  5.61 
N. Plains: 5.14   4.78    5.60   5.66   5.47  3.76   5.54    6.18    6.18  5.98 
S. Plains: 5.31   5.12    4.80   6.07   5.59  5.65   5.68    5.70    5.96  5.83 
Mountain : 5.06   5.54    5.39   6.31   5.92  5.38   5.62    5.66    6.26  5.96 
Pacific  : 6.00   6.53    6.56   6.59   6.56  7.09   7.04    6.60    6.89  6.88 
48 States: 5.83   5.53    5.65   6.46   6.18  5.93   5.68    5.90    6.58  6.44 
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1/  Excludes Agricultural Service Workers.                                      
2/  Regions Consist of the following States.                                    
      Northeast: CT, DE, MD, ME, MA, NH, NJ, NY, PA, RI, VT.                    
      Appalachian:  KY, NC, TN, VA, WV.                                         
      Southeast:  AL, FL, GA, SC.                                               
      Lake:  MI, MN, WI.                                                        
      Cornbelt:  IA, IL, IN, MO, OH.                                            
      Delta:  AR, LA, MS.                                                       
      Northern Plains:  KS, NE, ND, SD.                                         
      Southern Plains:  OK, TX.                                                 
      Mountain:  AZ, CO, ID, MT, NM, NV, UT, WY.                                
      Pacific:  CA, OR, WA.                                                     
      48 States:  All States, excluding AK and HI.                              
3/  Insufficent data.                                                           
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
                    Field and Livestock Workers: Distribution                   
                          by Type of Farm, 48 States 1/                         
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
       Type of      :     July 10-16,     :   April 9-15,    :    July 9-15,    
        Farm        :        1994         :       1995       :       1995       
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                    :       Percent of Field and Livestock Workers 2/ 3/        
                    :                                                           
Field Crops         :         25                  19                 26         
Other Crops         :         46                  52                 44         
Livestock, Dairy,   :                                                           
 & Poultry          :         29                  29                 30         
                    :        100.0               100.0              100.0       
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                                
                    Hired Workers:  Distribution by Economic                    
                           Class of Farm, 48 States 1/                          
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
     Gross Value    :     July 10-16,     :   April 9-15,    :    July 9-15,    
      of Sales      :        1994         :       1995       :       1995       
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                    :                Percent of Hired Workers 3/                
                    :                                                           
Less than $40,000   :         13                  10                 13         
$40,000-$99,999     :         11                   8                 12         
$100,000-$249,999   :         19                  18                 18         
$250,000 and over   :         57                  64                 57         
                    :        100.0               100.0              100.0       
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1/  48 States, excluding AK and HI.                                             
2/  Field and Livestock Workers combined.                                       
3/  Excludes Agricultural Service Workers.                                      
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
             Hired Workers: Distribution by Category, United States,            
                                 July 7-13 1/ 2/                                
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                             :  July 10-16,   :  April 9-15,   :   July 7-13,   
                             :      1994      :      1995      :      1995      
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                             :             Percent of Hired Workers             
                             :                                                  
Employed on Farms Hiring     :                                                  
  1 Worker                   :      12               12               12        
  2 Workers                  :      10               10                9        
  3-6 Workers                :      21               17               20        
  7-10 Workers               :      10                9               10        
  At least 11 Workers        :      47               52               49        
                             :     100.0            100.0            100.0      
                             :                                                  
                             :                                                  
Payment Method               :                                                  
  Hourly                     :      70               69               71        
  Piece-Rate                 :       8                8                9        
  Other Methods              :      22               23               20        
                             :     100.0            100.0            100.0      
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                                
                 Hired Workers: Receiving Benefits, Distribution                
                   by Category, United States, July 7-13 1/ 2/                  
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                             :  July 10-16,   :  April 9-15,   :   July 7-13,   
                             :      1994      :      1995      :      1995      
                             :--------------------------------------------------
                             : Number  : Pct  : Number  : Pct  : Number  : Pct  
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                             :  1,000            1,000            1,000         
                             :                                                  
Benefits 3/                  :                                                  
  Housing                    :   203      19      124      15      170      16  
  Meals                      :    84       8       48       6       74       7  
  Bonus                      :    93       9       81      10       76       7  
  Health Insurance           :   191      18      188      23      222      21  
  Transportation             :    72       7       55       7       69       6  
  Other Benefits             :   183      17      188      23      217      20  
  Wages Only                 :   614      59      450      55      582      55  
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1/  Excludes Agricultural Service Workers.                                      
2/  Excludes AK.                                                                
3/  All benefits received by hired workers are accounted for in each category.  
    Other benefits include life insurance, utilities, pension or retirement     
    benefits, etc.                                                              
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
HDR2012000170050815951500Agricultural Services                                  
                                                                                
                             Agricultural Services                              
                                                                                
Crew leaders and custom crews provided 348,000 workers for the Nation's farms   
and ranches during the week of July 9-15, 1995.  Service workers in California  
numbered 93,000 compared with 87,000 during the July 1994 survey week.          
Florida's number of service workers was 2,000, compared to 4,200 last year.     
                                                                                
The average wages received by agricultural service workers in California and    
Florida were $6.42 and $7.76 per hour, respectively.  Comparable wages in July  
1994 were $5.99 in California and $6.83 in Florida.                             
                                                                                
                                                                                
      Agricultural Service Workers:  Number, Hours Worked, and Wage Rates,      
                  for California, Florida, and United States 1/                 
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      :    Number of Workers    :                       :                       
      :    Working on Farms     :     Hours Worked      :     Wage Rates 3/     
 State:-------------------------------------------------------------------------
      :  Jul  :  Apr   :  Jul   :  Jul  :  Apr  :  Jul  :  Jul  :  Apr  :  Jul  
      : 1994  :  1995  :  1995  : 1994  : 1995  : 1995  : 1994  : 1995  : 1995  
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      : -------- 1,000 -------    ------ Hours 2/ -----    Dollars per Hour 2/  
      :                                                                         
CA    :  87.0    91.0     93.0     38.6   31.9     41.4   5.99    6.39    6.42  
FL    :   4.2    10.0      2.0     48.0   35.0     48.0   6.83    7.58    7.76  
      :                                                                         
US    : 341.0   214.0    348.0                                                  
      :-------------------------------------------------------------------------
      :                  Method of Pay                  :     Type of Work      
      :-------------------------------------------------------------------------
      :         Hourly          :      Piece-Rate       :         Field         
      :-------------------------------------------------------------------------
      :  Jul  :  Apr   :  Jul   :  Jul  :  Apr  :  Jul  :  Jul  :  Apr  :  Jul  
      : 1994  :  1995  :  1995  : 1994  : 1995  : 1995  : 1994  : 1995  : 1995  
      :-------------------------------------------------------------------------
      :                          Dollars per Hours 2/                           
      :                                                                         
CA    :  5.41    5.83     5.97     7.56   7.50     8.11   5.75    6.02    6.14  
FL    :  6.00    6.70     6.70       4/   7.75       4/   5.94    7.02    6.60  
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1/  Data are for Agricultural Services performed on the farm by custom          
    service units such as crew leaders or custom crews.  These statistics are   
    not included in the State-Regional tables.                                  
2/  United States data not available.                                           
3/  Benefits, such as housing and meals, are provided some workers but          
    the values are not included in the wage rates.                              
4/  Insufficient data.                                                          
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
                               Farm Labor Regions                               
                                                                                
    Region                   States                                             
                                                                                
      Northeast I              CT, ME, MA, NH, NY, RI, VT.                      
      Northeast II             DE, MD, NJ, PA.                                  
      Appalachian I            NC, VA.                                          
      Appalachian II           KY, TN, WV.                                      
      Southeast                AL, GA, SC.                                      
      Lake                     MI, MN, WI.                                      
      Cornbelt I               IL, IN, OH.                                      
      Cornbelt II              IA, MO.                                          
      Delta                    AR, LA, MS.                                      
      Northern Plains          KS, NE, ND, SD.                                  
      Southern Plains          OK, TX.                                          
      Mountain I               ID, MT, WY.                                      
      Mountain II              CO, NV, UT.                                      
      Mountain III             AZ, NM.                                          
      Pacific                  OR, WA.                                          
                                                                                
                                                                                
HDR2012000170050815951500Reliability                                            
                                                                                
                       Reliability of Farm Labor Estimates                      
                                                                                
Survey Procedures:  These data were collected by the National Agricultural      
                    Statistics Service during the last two weeks of July using  
sampling procedures to ensure every employer of agricultural workers had a      
chance of being selected.                                                       
                                                                                
Two samples of farm operators are selected.  First, NASS maintains a list of    
farms that hire farm workers.  Farms on this list are classified by size and    
type.  Those expected to employ large numbers of workers are selected with      
greater frequency than those hiring few or no workers.  A second sample consists
of segments of land scientifically selected from aerial photography.  Each June,
highly trained interviewers locate each selected land segment and identify every
farm operating land within the sample segment's boundaries.  The names of farms 
found in these area segments are matched against the list of farms; those not   
found on the list are included in the labor survey sample to represent all farms
not on the NASS list.  This methodology is known as multiple frame sampling,    
with an area sample used to measure the incompleteness of the list.             
Additionally, a list of agricultural service firms was sampled in California and
Florida.  The survey reference week was July 9-15, 1995.                        
                                                                                
                                                                                
Reliability:  Two types of errors, sampling and nonsampling, are possible in an 
              estimate based on a sample survey.  Both types affect the         
"precision" of the estimates.                                                   
                                                                                
Sampling error occurs because a complete census is not taken.  The sampling     
error measures the variation in estimates from the average of all possible      
samples.  An estimate of 100 with a sampling error of 1 would mean that chances 
are 19 out of 20 that the estimates from all possible samples averaged together 
would be between 98 and 102; which is the survey estimate, plus or minus        
two times the sampling error.  The sampling error expressed as a percent of the 
estimate is called the relative sampling error.  The relative sampling error for
number of all non-salaried workers at the U.S. level was 3.0 percent and        
3.7 percent for all hired workers.  The relative sampling error for number of   
hired workers generally ranged between 10 and 20 percent at the regional and    
published State level.  The U.S. all hired farm worker wage rate had a relative 
sampling error of 1.1 percent.  The relative sampling error was 1.1 percent for 
hourly paid workers and 1.0 percent for the combined field and livestock worker 
wage rate.  Relative sampling errors for the all hired farm worker wage rate    
generally ranged between 2 and 6 percent at the regional and published State    
levels.  Relative sampling errors for wage rates published by type of farm and  
economic class of farm ranged between 2 and 8 percent at the regional level.    
                                                                                
Nonsampling errors can occur in complete censuses as well as in sample surveys. 
They are caused by the inability to obtain correct information from each        
operation sampled, differences in interpreting questions or definitions, and    
mistakes in coding or processing the data.  Special efforts are taken at each   
step of the survey to minimize nonsampling errors.                              
                                                                                
                                                                                
Revision Policy:  Farm labor information is subject to revision the next time   
                  the information is published or the year after the original   
publication date.  The basis for revision must be supported by additional data  
that directly affect the level of the estimate.  Worker numbers and wage rates  
for April, 1995 and July, 1994 were subject to revision with this report.       
Revisions were made and previous data are reprinted in this report for your     
information.                                                                    
                                                                                
                                                                                
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U.S. Workers on Farms, Hours Worked, Wage Rates ......................  3       
                                                                                
                                                                                
Number of Workers by Region, State, and U.S.                                    
  July 1995 ..........................................................  4       
  April 1995 .........................................................  7       
  July 1994 .......................................................... 10       
                                                                                
                                                                                
Average Hours Worked by Region, State, and U.S.                                 
  July 1995 ..........................................................  5       
  April 1995 .........................................................  8       
  July 1994 .......................................................... 11       
                                                                                
                                                                                
Wage Rates by Region, State, and U.S.                                           
  July 1995 ..........................................................  5       
  April 1995 .........................................................  8       
  July 1994 .......................................................... 11       
                                                                                
                                                                                
Agricultural Services: Workers, Average Hours Worked, and Wages                 
  July 1995 .......................................................... 16       
  April 1995 ......................................................... 16       
  July 1994 .......................................................... 16       
                                                                                
                                                                                
Other Labor Estimates                                                           
  U.S. Distribution of Workers ....................................... 14       
  Wage Rates by Type of Farm, by Region, State, 48 States ............ 13       
  Wage Rates by Economic Class of Farm, by Region, State, 48 States... 13       
                                                                                
                                                                                
Farm Labor Region Map ................................................ 17       
                                                                                
                                                                                
Reliability of Farm Labor Estimates .................................. 18       
                                                                                
                                                                                
Revision Policy ...................................................... 18       
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
The November 14th report will have information for the survey week of October 8-
14, 1995.  The report will include the number of Total Workers, All Hired       
Workers, Average Hours Worked by Hired Workers, and the All Hired Worker Wage   
Rates for 16 States along with regional and U.S. level information.  State level
information will be available for Arizona, California, Florida, Hawaii,         
Michigan, Minnesota, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Oregon,    
Pennsylvania, Texas, Virginia, Washington, and Wisconsin.  The hourly method of 
pay wage rate and the wage rate for field and livestock workers will be         
available for the 16 States and at the regional and U.S. level.  The number of  
self-employed and unpaid workers along with the corresponding average hours     
worked will be available for California, Florida, Hawaii, and at the regional   
and U.S. level.  Wage rates by method of pay, type of worker, type of farm, and 
economic class of farm will also be available at the regional and U.S. level.   
The number of Agricultural Service Workers and the corresponding wage rates     
(including by method of pay and for field workers) will be published for        
Florida and California.                                                         
                                                                                
                                                                                
The next "Farm Labor" report will be released at 3 p.m. ET on November 14, 1995.
                                                                                
                                                                                
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