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Rural Manpower Developments, 1972
Descriptors: Agricultural Laborers, Employment Patterns, Employment Statistics, Farm Occupations
Rural Manpower Developments, 1972
Descriptors: Agricultural Laborers, Employment Patterns, Labor Force, Labor Force Nonparticipants
Dow, J. Kamal – 1970
The Florida Citrus Crop is expected to increase 50 percent by 1980, resulting in labor shortages unless mechanical harvesting is used. This report uses a mathematical model of costs and revenues to compare the profitability of different mechanical systems with that of the manual system. The analysis shows that if present trends continue,…
Descriptors: Agricultural Laborers, Agricultural Production, Automation, Employment Opportunities
Wisconsin State Employment Service, Madison. – 1968
A yearly report on the migrant farm worker situation in Wisconsin evaluates the year 1968 in relation to past years and makes projections for the future. Comparisons are made of trends in year-round employment practices, seasonal food processing, the cherry industry, and the cucumber industry. The report includes a discussion on the social aspects…
Descriptors: Agricultural Laborers, Community Services, Employment Patterns, Employment Statistics
Rowe, Gene A.; Smith, Leslie Whitener – 1974
Information on the size, composition, and family income of farm wageworker households (any household with at least 1 person 14 years of age or over who performed farm wagework at any time during the year, even if for only 1 day) in 1971 is presented. Households were classified as: (1) regular--households with at least 1 member who performed 150…
Descriptors: Agricultural Laborers, Comparative Analysis, Economics, Employment Patterns
Mines, Richard; And Others – 1991
This report provides information on the characteristics and work patterns of United States agricultural workers performing seasonal agricultural services (SAS) during fiscal year 1990. SAS crops include the majority of nursery products, cash grains, field crops, and all fruits and vegetables. More than 2,000 personal interviews with SAS workers…
Descriptors: Agricultural Laborers, Agricultural Trends, Demography, Educational Attainment
Gutierrez, Elizabeth; Lujan, Herman D. – 1973
Originally a federally-funded organization created to serve migrant families in the 16 counties of Western Kansas, the Kansas Council of Agricultural Workers and Low-Income Families (KCAW-LIF) marked the first major effort to cope with the problems of migrant life by providing basic services at public cost. A survey of 245 migrant families was…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Agricultural Laborers, Attitudes, Employment Patterns
Metzler, 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
Pennsylvania State Dept. of Labor and Industry, Harrisburg. – 1970
A delineation of the results of an effort to satisfy the needs of the Pennsylvania farmer and to procure gainful employment for migrant workers is the stated purpose of this 1970 annual report by the Rural Services Section of the Pennsylvania Bureau of Employment Security. The report divides Pennsylvania into 7 crop-reporting areas, in which…
Descriptors: Agricultural Laborers, American Indians, Annual Reports, Economic Factors
Runyan, Jack L. – 2000
This report draws on data from the 1997 Census of Agriculture and the 1998 Current Population Survey earnings microdata file to present information on the patterns of farm labor use and the demographic and employment characteristics of hired farmworkers in the United States. Approximately 875,000 persons 15 years of age and older did hired…
Descriptors: Agricultural Laborers, Demography, Disadvantaged, Educational Attainment
Louisiana State Dept. of Employment Security, Baton Rouge – 1974
During 1974, the Rural Manpower Service provided a comprehensive program of service to all agricultural workers and employers in both rural and urban areas. This program was accomplished through employer relations and applicant registration programs, placement services, promotion of training programs, counseling and testing programs, collection…
Descriptors: Agricultural Laborers, Annual Reports, Community Development, Economic Development
Good Neighbor Commission of Texas, Austin. – 1975
The Good Neighbor Commission of Texas coordinates the work of the Federal, State, and local government toward the improvement of travel and living and working conditions of Texas migrant laborers and their families. Covering the full spectrum of migrant labor activity directly related to the improvement of the well-being of migrant and seasonal…
Descriptors: Agricultural Laborers, Annual Reports, Bilingual Education, Educational Programs
Good Neighbor Commission of Texas, Austin. – 1974
Organized under a 1943 Federal grant and later funded by legislative appropriations, the Good Neighbor Commission of Texas coordinates the work of Federal, State, and local government units endeavoring to improve the travel, living, and working conditions of Texas migrant farmworkers and their families. The 1974 annual report chronicles the facts,…
Descriptors: Agricultural Laborers, Annual Reports, Bilingual Education, Educational Programs
Texas Employment Commission, Austin. – 1976
Effective February 1976, the Rural Manpower Services Department was integrated totally with the Placement Department, thus removing any rural/urban separation of services. This new concept allowed the provision of equal services to all segments of the work force. Continuing emphasis was placed on providing manpower services to rural residents with…
Descriptors: Agricultural Laborers, Agricultural Trends, Annual Reports, Crew Leaders
Rowe, Gene; Smith, Leslie Whitener – 1976
The report presents data on the demographic, social, and economic characteristics of persons 14 years of age and over who did hired farmwork during 1975, and summarizes the pertinent changes and trends in the size, composition, earnings, and employment patterns of the hired farm working force. Information is given on the Spanish-origin, white,…
Descriptors: Age, Agricultural Laborers, Blacks, Employment Patterns
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