1.141 million hired workers on U.S. farms
(Brownfield) There were 1,141,000 hired workers on the nation’s farms and ranches during the second week of October. The National Ag Statistics Service says that is 1 percent less than the same week in 2010. 828,000 of the workers were hired directly by farm operators while 313,000 were agricultural service employees on farms and ranches. More than half, 54 percent of the hired workers were on farms with annual sales of a million dollars or more.
The average hired worker was paid $11.15 per hour in the second week of October, up 2 cents from a year earlier. Field workers received an average $10.54 per hour, up 5 cents from last October while livestock workers averaged $10.67 per hour, up 39 cents. The average worker put in 41.6 hours per week down fractionally from the 41.7 in the second week of October in 2010. For the week of October 9, 2011, 16 percent of the workers were in field crops, 28 percent worked livestock and 56 percent worked with “other crops”.
The highest average wage for a farm worker the second week of October was $13.60 for livestock workers in Hawaii. The highest average field worker pay was $12.58 in the Northern Plains.
For the year, the all-hired worker average wage was $11.07 per hour up 1 percent from 2010. Field workers were paid an average $10.33 while field and livestock combined workers earned $10.36. Both were 14 cents higher than 2010. Yearly wages are lower than the October wages because of lower pay in the summer months, in July the all-hired worker average was $10.93 per hour.
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The average hired worker was paid $11.15 per hour in the second week of October, up 2 cents from a year earlier. Field workers received an average $10.54 per hour, up 5 cents from last October while livestock workers averaged $10.67 per hour, up 39 cents. The average worker put in 41.6 hours per week down fractionally from the 41.7 in the second week of October in 2010. For the week of October 9, 2011, 16 percent of the workers were in field crops, 28 percent worked livestock and 56 percent worked with “other crops”.
The highest average wage for a farm worker the second week of October was $13.60 for livestock workers in Hawaii. The highest average field worker pay was $12.58 in the Northern Plains.
For the year, the all-hired worker average wage was $11.07 per hour up 1 percent from 2010. Field workers were paid an average $10.33 while field and livestock combined workers earned $10.36. Both were 14 cents higher than 2010. Yearly wages are lower than the October wages because of lower pay in the summer months, in July the all-hired worker average was $10.93 per hour.
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Posted by Colvin & Co. at 11/24/2011 5:30 AM 
Categories: Economic Growth
Tags: agriculture farmland farming dollar
Categories: Economic Growth
Tags: agriculture farmland farming dollar
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