For information contact Bret Holliman.

December 14, 2007.

 

Farm and Ranch Workers, Hours Worked and Wage Rates
Item Southern Plains 1/ United States 2/
October 8-14,
2006
July 8-14,
2007
October 7-13,
2007
October 8-14,
2006
July 8-14,
2007
October 7-13
2007
Workers Hired
(thousands)
150 days or more 36 43 55 * 595 * 596 590
149 days or less 13 15 14 205 247 216
Total Hired 49 58 69 * 800 * 843 806
Hours worked 39.7 41.0 39.0 * 41.9 *41.4 42.1
Wage Rates
(dollars per hour)
All hired 9.60 9.18 10.05 * 9.96 * 9.99 10.33
Field workers 8.14 8.14 8.59 * 9.26 * 9.24 9.62
Livestock workers 10.09 9.67 10.46 * 9.42 * 9.73 9.98
1/
Oklahoma and Texas.
2/
Excludes Alaska and agricultural service workers.
*
Revised.