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Download full textMetzler, William H. – 1964
To investigate the effect of technological change upon farm labor use, a stratified random sample of 696 farm workers from a population of 12,215 in Kern County, California, provided a basis for analysis. Some major findings were: (1) The high peak of seasonal labor use has been eliminated, (2) The need for migratory labor is decreasing, (3)…
Descriptors: Agricultural Laborers, Agricultural Trends, Employment Patterns, Employment Problems
Metzler, William H. – 1965
A stratified random sample of 69 6 workers in 361 households in Kern County, California, was selected to investigate the changes in labor use resulting from farm mechanization, and to explore the trend towards a stable labor force. Some major findings were: (1) Mechanization of the cotton harvest has erased the high peak of seasonal farm labor,…
Descriptors: Agricultural Laborers, Agricultural Trends, Crew Leaders, Employer Employee Relationship
California State Dept. of Education, Sacramento. Research and Statistics Section. – 1964
To explore the feasibility of sample selection to predict agricultural employment, a stratified sample of 360 employers was drawn from the employers reporting employment in the Disability Insurance Program for agricultural workers in Fresno County. Month-to-month changes were examined for seven industry strata, and estimates were made by the…
Descriptors: Agricultural Laborers, Employers, Employment Patterns, Employment Statistics
Peer reviewedMartin, Philip L.; Miller, Greg – California Agriculture, 1990
Describes 1984-88 employment and wage trends among California hired farmworkers, following immigration reforms. Describes farm employment trends by commodity and region. Discusses emergence of two-tiered farm labor market. Large farms tended to hire workers directly. More contractors shared expanding labor-contractor market. Suggests implications…
Descriptors: Agricultural Laborers, Agricultural Trends, Economic Change, Employment Patterns
Taylor, J. Edward; Espenshade, Thomas J. – 1987
The Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986 contains controversial provisions to allow temporary "replenishment" farmworkers to enter the United States to harvest perishable crops. This paper describes the role of legal and illegal foreign workers in California agriculture in relation to these provisions and the assumptions on which…
Descriptors: Agricultural Laborers, Employment Patterns, Farm Labor, Federal Legislation
Allensworth, Elaine; Rochin, Refugio I. – 1995
The relationships among community characteristics and community well-being were examined for all 366 rural California communities with a population of 1,000-2,000. High proportions of Latinos and new immigrants in a community population were positively related to unemployment, percent children, and employment in agriculture, and negatively related…
Descriptors: Agricultural Laborers, Community Change, Community Characteristics, Educational Attainment
