Agricultural (Farm) Labor Survey

Principal Investigator(s):  View help for Principal Investigator(s) USDA National Agriculture Statistics Service

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Project Citation: 

USDA National Agriculture Statistics Service. Agricultural (Farm) Labor Survey. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 2025-09-29. https://doi.org/10.3886/E238481V1

Project Description

Project Title:  View help for Project Title Agricultural (Farm) Labor Survey
Summary:  View help for Summary NASS publishes the Farm Labor report semi-annually, in May and November. The May report includes employment and wage estimates based on January and April reference weeks, and the November report includes estimates based on July and October reference weeks. In each case, the reference week is the Sunday to Saturday period that includes the 12th day of the month. The report includes quarterly estimates of number of hired workers and average hours worked per worker during each reference week. In addition, it includes quarterly estimates of average hourly wage rates for field workers, livestock workers, field and livestock workers combined, and all hired workers (including supervisors/managers and other workers). The November report additionally provides the following annual data based on the quarterly estimates: average number of workers, weighted average hours worked per worker; and weighted average hourly wage rates for field workers, livestock workers, field and livestock workers combined, and all hired workers.

Original Distribution URL:  View help for Original Distribution URL https://usda.library.cornell.edu/concern/publications/x920fw89s?locale=en

Scope of Project

Subject Terms:  View help for Subject Terms usda; nass; seasonal labor; labor markets; labor force; agricultural workers; agriculture; farm workers; farmers
Geographic Coverage:  View help for Geographic Coverage Contiguous United States of America
Time Period(s):  View help for Time Period(s) 2/4/1930 – 5/21/2025
Collection Date(s):  View help for Collection Date(s) 2/4/1930 – 5/21/2025 (May and November each year)
Universe:  View help for Universe Self-employed, unpaid, and hired agricultural workers in the United States.
Data Type(s):  View help for Data Type(s) survey data


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