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Farm Employment and Wage Rates
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FARM EMPLOYMENT AND WAGE RATES (New 3/91) Stock #91005
Economic Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture
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FARM EMPLOYMENT AND WAGE RATES 1910-1990
These diskettes contain the statistics published in FARM EMPLOYMENT AND WAGE
RATES 1910-1990. National Agricultural Statistics Service, Estimates Division,
U.S. Department of Agriculture. Statistical Bulletin No. 822 (March 1991).
Files on these diskettes are in the form of Lotus 1-2-3 (Release 2) worksheets
(.WK1). The following directory matches these files to the tables in the
bulletin.
Disk # File Name Report Tables Report Page(s)
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1 FLBULWKS Number of Workers
U.S. Annual Average 1910-74 7
U.S. Workers on Farms 1974-90 9-10
State/Regional Workers on Farms 1974-90 12-62
1 FLBULHRS Average Hours Worked
State/Regional 1974-90 64-90
1 FLBULWG1 Wage Rates
U.S. Wage Rates and Indexes 1910-90 93-99
State/Regional Annual Average 1974-90 100-105
State/Regional Quarterly 1974-75 106-121
1 FLBULWG2 Wage Rates
State/Regional Quarterly 1976-79 122-153
2 FLBULWG3 Wage Rates
State/Regional Quarterly 1980-90 154-186
2 FLBULMIS Agricultural Services and Other Labor Estimates
Agricultural Services 1978-90 188-198
U.S. Distribution of Workers 1976-1990 200-204
State/Regional Wage Rates by Economic Class
of Farm 1987-90 205-208
State/Regional Wage Rates by Type of Farm
1987-90 210-213
Number of Farms w/ Labor Expenditures 1971-89 215-217
An additional file on Disk 1, FRMLABOR.TXT, contains a brief history of the
farm employment and wage estimates program, background on the survey design
and methods used to make the estimates, and a discussion of the reliability
of the estimates and limitations of the data.
STATES AND REGIONS
From 1974 through 1981, regions consisted of the following States:
Region I CT, ME, MA, NH, RI, VT
Region II NJ, NY
Region III DE, MD, PA, VA, WV
Region IV AL, FL, GA, KY, MS, NC, SC, TN,
Region V IL, IN, MI, MN, OH, WI
Region VI AR, LA, NM, OK, TX
Region VII IA, KS, MO, NE,
Region VIII CO, MT, ND, SD, UT, WY
Region IX AZ, CA, NV (and HI starting July 1978)
Region X ID, OR, WA
For July 1982, July 1983, July 1984, and October 1984 regions were made up of
the following States. Region totals include data for States not listed
separately.
Northeast
Listed States NY, PA, VA
Unlisted States CT, DE, ME, MD, MA, NH, NJ, RI, VT, WV
Southeast
Listed States AR, FL, GA, LA, MS, NC
Unlisted States AL, SC, TN
North Central
Listed States IL, IN, IA, KY, MI, MN, MO, OH, WI
Unlisted States None
Plains
Listed States KS, NE, TX
Unlisted States ND, OK, SD
Inter-Mountain
Listed States AZ, CO, ID
Unlisted States MT, NV, NM, UT, WY
Pacific
Listed States CA, HI, OR, WA
Unlisted States None
Regions consisted of the following States starting in 1985. NOTE: Data for
1980-84 were also presented for these regions to assist in bridging between
data series. State estimates were published for California, Florida, and
Hawaii.
Northeast I CT, ME, MA, NH, NY, RI, VT
Northeast II DE, MD, NJ, PA
Appalachian I NC, VA
Appalachian II KY, TN, WV
Southeast AL, GA, SC
Lake MI, MN, WI
Cornbelt I IL, IN, OH
Cornbelt II IA, MO
Delta AR, LA, MS
Northern Plains KS, NE, ND, SD
Southern Plains OK, TX
Mountain I ID, MT, WY
Mountain II CO, NV, UT
Mountain III AZ, NM
Pacific OR, WA
Regional wage rates by type and size of farm were published beginning May,
1988 were comprised of the following States:
Northeast (N East) CT, DE, MD, ME, MA, NH, NJ, PA, RI, VT
Appalachian (Appal) KY, NC, TN, VA, WV
Southeast (S East) AL, FL, GA, SC
Lake MI, MN, WI
Cornbelt IA, IL, IN, MO, OH
Delta AR, LA, MS
Northern Plains (N Plains) KS, NE, ND, SD
Southern Plains (S Plains) OK, TX
Mountain AZ, CO, ID, MT, NM, NV, UT, WY
Pacific CA, OR, WA
48 States: All States, excluding Alaska and Hawaii.
FURTHER INFORMATION
Questions concerning the use or interpretation of these data should be
addressed to:
xxx xxxxx
USDA/NASS, Economic Statistics Branch
Room 5912, 14th & Independence Ave., S.W.
Washington, DC 20250-2000
Phone: (202) 447-3570
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