Number and wages of hired farmworkers, 1960-2006

Line Bar combo chart with 10 groups, 1 line and 1 bar per group.

Group 1, 1960.
Bar 1, hired farmworkers (millions) 1.89.
Line 1, real wages ($2006) $5.58.
Group 2, 1965.
Bar 1, hired farmworkers (millions) 1.48.
Line 1, real wages ($2006) $6.08.
Group 3, 1970.
Bar 1, hired farmworkers (millions) 1.17.
Line 1, real wages ($2006) $7.38.
Group 4, 1975.
Bar 1, hired farmworkers (millions) 1.31.
Line 1, real wages ($2006) $9.11.
Group 5, 1980.
Bar 1, hired farmworkers (millions) 1.37.
Line 1, real wages ($2006) $8.95.
Group 6, 1985.
Bar 1, hired farmworkers (millions) 1.34.
Line 1, real wages ($2006) $8.28.
Group 7, 1990.
Bar 1, hired farmworkers (millions) 1.15.
Line 1, real wages ($2006) $8.51.
Group 8, 1995.
Bar 1, hired farmworkers (millions) 1.12.
Line 1, real wages ($2006) $8.65.
Group 9, 2000.
Bar 1, hired farmworkers (millions) 1.13.
Line 1, real wages ($2006) $9.48.
Group 10, 2006.
Bar 1, hired farmworkers (millions) 1.01.
Line 1, real wages ($2006) $9.87.

Note: The Farm Labor Survey began counting agricultural service workers in 1980. Most are contracted workers, and they are included in the figures above. Source: USDA-ERS using data from the USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service, Farm Labor Survey.

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