Farm Labor | Economic Research Service - USDA ERS
Nov 18, 2025 · The Farm Labor topic page presents data and analysis on the size and composition of the U.S. agricultural workforce; recent trends in the employment of hired farmworkers; farmworkers' …
Wages of hired farmworkers growing, but still behind nonfarm workers ...
Feb 25, 2025 · In 2023, the average wage for nonsupervisory farm workers was $17.55 per hour, 61 percent of the $28.93 paid to their nonfarm counterparts. In 1990, the average nonsupervisory farm …
Rising farm worker wages suggest tightening farm labor markets
Jan 5, 2023 · Increases in farm workers’ wages have been observed across the entire U.S. agricultural sector, suggesting the tightening of farm labor markets. The U.S. fresh fruit and vegetable industry is …
Farm Sector Income & Finances | Economic Research Service
Feb 6, 2025 · The USDA, Economic Research Service's farm income and finance program measures, forecasts, and explains indicators of economic performance for the U.S. farm sector and farm …
Average acres per farm by census region, 1900-2002
Apr 1, 2014 · Average acres per farm by census region, 1900-2002 Contact: Website Administrator 4/1/2014 Rural Economy & Population Download chart image
Beginning, Limited Resource, and Female Farmers and Ranchers
Feb 12, 2025 · Since the 1990s, beginning and limited resource farmers and ranchers in the United States have been eligible to receive benefits from a variety of Farm Act programs. ERS research …
Rising wages point to a tighter farm labor market in the United States
Mar 4, 2019 · A prominent indicator of a tighter farm labor market in the United States is the rising real (inflation-adjusted) wage for farmworkers. Between 2014 and 2018, the average hourly real wage for …
Florida, California, and Georgia accounted for one-third of H-2A jobs ...
May 30, 2023 · This program enables U.S. agricultural employers anticipating a shortage of domestic workers to fill seasonal farm jobs with temporary foreign workers. The top 3 States were Florida, with …
Farm Labor, Human Capital, and Agricultural Productivity in the United ...
Feb 15, 2022 · This report discusses the contribution of farm labor in U.S. agricultural growth and assesses the changing composition of the U.S. farm labor force with special attention to the changes …
2022 Census of Agriculture: Black-operated farm size continues to grow
Jun 18, 2024 · The average size of Black- or African-American-operated farms reached a record high of 163 acres in 2022. USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) Census of Agriculture data …