For information contact Bret Holliman. December 14, 2007. Farm and Ranch Workers, Hours Worked and Wage Rates --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Southern Plains 1/ United States 2/ ------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------ Item October 8-14, July 8-14, October 7-13, October 8-14, July 8-14, October 7-13 2006 2007 2007 2006 2007 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. =================================================================================================================================