U.S. Hired Farm Workers & Wage Rates Years Wages Workers 1910 0.12 3.381 0.13 3.452 1920 0.31 3.391 0.24 3.321 1930 0.23 3.190 0.14 2.878 1940 0.17 2.679 0.47 2.119 1950 0.56 2.329 0.68 2.036 1960 0.82 1.885 0.95 1.482 1970 1.42 1.175 2.43 1.306 1980 3.66 1.307 4.42 1.094 1990 5.52 0.895 6.54 0.869 2000 8.10 0.890 9.51 0.780 2010 10.95 0.767