For information contact Bret Holliman.
 September 17, 2007.


                           Farm and Ranch Workers, Hours Worked and Wage Rates
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                                                 Southern Plains 1/                      United States 2/
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                 Item                  July 9-15,   April 8-14,   July 8-14,   July 9-15,   April 8-14,   July 8-14,
                                          2006         2007          2007          2006        2007         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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 1/  Oklahoma and Texas.
 2/  Excludes Alaska and agricultural service workers.