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U.S. Farm Workers Earned $12.75 Per Hour Last Month
USAgNet - 05/25/2016

There were 703,000 workers hired directly by farm operators on the nation's farms and ranches during the week of April 10-16. That's up 2 percent from the April 2015 reference week. Workers hired directly by farm operators numbered 582,000 during the week of January 10-16, 2016, up 6 percent from the January 2015 reference week.

Farm operators paid their hired workers an average wage of $12.75 per hour during the April 2016 reference week, up 4 percent from the April 2015 reference week. Field workers received an average of $12.00 per hour, an increase of 6 percent. Livestock workers earned $12.01 per hour, up 4 percent. The field and livestock worker combined wage rate, at $12.00 per hour, was up 5 percent from the 2015 reference week. Hired laborers worked an average of 40.4 hours during the April 2016 reference week, compared with 39.9 hours worked during the April 2015 reference week.

Farm operators paid their hired workers an average wage of $12.83 per hour during the January 2016 reference week, up 2 percent from the January 2015 reference week. Field workers received an average of $11.84 per hour, up 4 percent, while livestock workers earned $12.02 per hour, up 3 percent from a year earlier. The field and livestock worker combined wage rate, at $11.91 per hour, was up 3 percent from the January 2015 reference week. Hired laborers worked an average of 38.8 hours during the January 2016 reference week, compared with 39.2 hours worked during the January 2015 reference week.


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