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Download full textMcElroy, Robert C. – 1973
Information on the size and composition of the 1972 hired farm working force (HFWF) and on the employment and cash earnings from farm and nonfarm wagework obtained during the year is presented. Data were obtained from a survey conducted by the Bureau of the Census as a supplementary part of the regular Current Population Survey made in December…
Descriptors: Agricultural Laborers, Employment, Employment Statistics, Farm Labor
Rowe, Gene A. – 1975
Information is given on the number, characteristics, employment, and earnings of persons 14 years of age and over who performed hired farm wagework at any time during 1974. The brief analysis highlights some of the most pertinent changes and trends in the size and composition of the hired farm working force. Data were obtained through a survey…
Descriptors: Agricultural Laborers, Employment, Employment Statistics, Farm Labor
McElroy, Robert C. – 1972
Information is given on the size and composition of the 1971 hired farm working force (HFWF) and on the employment and cash earnings from farm and nonfarm wagework obtained during the year. Data were obtained from a survey conducted by the Bureau of the Census as a supplementary part of the regular Current Population Survey made in December 1971.…
Descriptors: Agricultural Laborers, Employment, Employment Statistics, Farm Labor
Rowe, Gene; Smith, Leslie Whitener – 1976
The report contains data pertaining to the number and distribution of U.S. farm wageworkers and their dependents who were eligible in 1973 for the national farmworker program under the 1973 Comprehensive Employment and Training Act's (CETA) Title III, Section 303 (a). Information is given by migratory status, ethnic group, earning, and region.…
Descriptors: Agricultural Laborers, Blacks, Economically Disadvantaged, Employment Statistics
Pollack, Susan L.; Jackson, William R., Jr. – 1983
The report presents data on the demographic, social, and economic characteristics of the approximately 2.5 million persons 14 years old and over who did hired farmwork during 1981. Data from a survey conducted by the Bureau of the Census included each state and the District of Columbia but not Puerto Rico or other United States territories. In…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Agricultural Laborers, Blacks, Census Figures
Pollack, Susan L. – 1986
In 1983, about 2.6 million people 14 years of age and older did hired farmwork. Most of the woekers were White (73%), under 25 years old (50%), and male (78%). Hispanics made up 13% of the work force, and Blacks and other minority groups made up 14%. There were significant regional differences in racial/ethnic composition. Hispanic workers were…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Agricultural Laborers, Blacks, Census Figures
Rural America, Inc., Washington, DC. – 1977
Federal statistical services grossly underestimate the size of the farmworker population; as a result, the current federal farmworker programs (CETA, Migrant Education, Migrant Headstart, Farm Labor Housing, and Migrant Health) are unable to identify a total target population in need of services and unable to allocate funds in ways which reflect…
Descriptors: Agricultural Laborers, Census Figures, Classification, Definitions
