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September 17, 2007.
| Item | Southern Plains 1/ | United States 2/ | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 9-15, 2006 |
April 8-14, 2007 |
July 8-14, 2007 |
July 9-15 , 2006 |
April 8-14, 2007 |
July 8-14, 2007 |
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| Workers Hired | 150 days or more | 38,000 | 38,000 | 43,000 | 630,000 | 593,000 | 600,000 | |
| 149 days or less | 15,000 | 12,000 | 15,000 | 246,000 | 143,000 | 247,000 | ||
| Total | 53,000 | 50,000 | 58,000 | 876,000 | 736,000 | 847,000 | ||
| Hours worked | 37.6 | 37.9 | 41.0 | 41.0 | 40.7 | 41.6 | ||
| Wage Rates (dollars per hour) |
All hired | 9.38 | 9.22 | 9.18 | 9.72 | 10.20 | 10.04 | |
| Field workers | 8.53 | 8.35 | 8.14 | 8.93 | 9.35 | 9.31 | ||
| Livestock workers | 9.12 | 9.41 | 9.67 | 9.49 | 9.59 | 9.80 | ||
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