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U.S. employment in agriculture and support industries, 2001–24

by Marcelo Castillo
9/12/2025

Farm Labor

An area chart shows U.S. employment in agriculture and support industries from 2001 to 2024. The categories shown are Livestock support, Livestock, Crop support, and Crops. The largest category is Crops, followed by Crops support.

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According to data from the Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW), wage and salary employment in agriculture (measured as the annual average number of full- and part-time jobs)—including support industries such as farm labor contracting—stabilized in the 2000s and has been on a gradual upward trend since 2010. Employment rose from 1.07 million in 2010 to 1.18 million in 2024, a gain of 10 percent.

U.S. employment in agriculture and support industries, 2001–24

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