There were 62,000 workers hired directly by farms in the Lake Region (Michigan, Minnesota, and Wisconsin) during the reference week of July 7-13, according to the latest USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service Farm Labor report.
Farm operators paid their hired workers an average wage rate of $18.40 per hour, $1.24 below July 2023. The number of hours worked averaged 41.2 for hired workers during the reference week, compared with 42.8 hours in July 2023.
During the reference week of Oct. 6-12, there were 65,000 workers hired directly by farms in the Lake Region. Farm operators paid their hired workers an average wage rate of $19.46 per hour during the October reference week, 92 cents below October 2023. The number of hours worked averaged 41.7 for hired workers during the reference week, compared with 42.8 hours in October 2023.
There were 797,000 workers hired directly by farm operators on the nation’s farms and ranches during the week of Oct. 6-12, up 3% from the October 2023 reference week. Workers hired directly by farm operators numbered 808,000 during the week of July 7-13, up 3% from the July 2023 reference week.
Farm operators paid their hired workers an average gross wage of $19.11 per hour during the October 2024 reference week, up 2% from the October 2023 reference week.
Field workers received an average of $18.57 per hour, up 2%. Livestock workers earned $17.51 per hour, up 2%. The field and livestock worker combined gross wage rate, at $18.27 per hour, was up 2% from the 2023 reference week. Hiredlaborers worked an average of 41.4 hours during the October reference week, down 1% from the hours worked during the October 2023 reference week.
Farm operators paid their hired workers an average gross wage of $18.95 per hour during the July 2024 reference week, up 2% from the July 2023 reference week. Field workers received an average of $18.36 per hour, up 2%, while livestock workers earned $17.36 per hour, up 2% from a year earlier.
The field and livestock worker combined gross wage rate, at $18.08 per hour, was up 2% from the July 2023 reference week. Hired laborers worked an average of 40.6 hours during the July 2024 reference week, down 1% from the hours worked during the July 2023 reference week.
The 2024 all hired worker annual average gross wage rate was $19.10 per hour, up 3% from the 2023 annual average gross wage rate. The 2024 field worker annual average gross wage rate was $18.42 per hour, up 3% from the 2023 annual average. The 2024 livestock worker annual average gross wage rate was $17.45 per hour.
The 2024 annual average combined gross wage for field and livestock workers was $18.12, up 3% from the 2023 annual average of $17.55 per hour.
The complete report can be found on the USDA NASS website at www.nass.usda.gov/Publications.
Categories
