USDA-NASS Farm Labor Report Quarterly Workers: All Hired Year 2005-2025 Year Quarter All Hired (Million) 2005 January 0.589 April 0.753 July 0.936 October 0.842 2006 January 0.614 April 0.720 July 0.876 October 0.800 2007 January April 0.736 July 0.843 October 0.817 2008 January 0.594 April 0.700 July 0.847 October 0.813 2009 January 0.603 April 0.694 July 0.892 October 0.829 2010 January 0.612 April 0.746 July 0.885 October 0.827 2011 January 0.603 April July 0.834 October 0.828 2012 January 0.575 April 0.748 July 0.906 October 0.876 2013 January 0.596 April 0.736 July 0.906 October 0.871 2014 January 0.54 April 0.69 July 0.838 October 0.782 2015 January 0.549 April 0.687 July 0.872 October 0.841 2016 January 0.582 April 0.703 July 0.84 October 0.798 2017 January 0.533 April 0.673 July 0.879 October 0.84 2018 January 0.534 April 0.648 July 0.834 October 0.784 2019 January 0.499 April 0.629 July 0.802 October 0.809 2020 January 0.568 April 0.688 July 0.777 October 0.758 2021 January 0.506 April 0.613 July 0.797 October 0.772 2022 January 0.507 April 0.630 July 0.797 October 0.785 2023 January 0.511 April 0.651 July 0.781 October 0.776 2024 January 0.496 April 0.618 July 0.808 October 0.797 2025 January 0.512 April 0.637