Agricultural workers had average hourly earnings of $10.18 in 2013-2014, which is an increase of nearly $3.50 an hour over the 15-year period. While the proportion of agricultural workers whose annual total family income was below the poverty line decreased by 22 percentage points, from 51 percent in 1999-2000 to 29 percent in 2013-2014, the proportion of agricultural workers receiving public assistance increased by the same amount (from 34% in 1999-2000 to 56% in 2013-2014). The shares of workers receiving contribution-based (e.g., Social Security, veteran's benefits, unemployment insurance) and need-based (e.g., food stamps, Medicaid, low income housing) assistance remained fairly consistent between the 1999-2000 and 2007-2008 time periods. Since then, the share receiving contribution-based assistance decreased by nearly one-half (from 12% in 2007-2008 to 7% in 2013-2014) and the share receiving need-based assistance increased by more than 40 percent (from 21% in 2007-2008 to 37% in 2013-2014).
Average hourly wage for current task
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Data Table — Average hourly wage for current task
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| Average hourly wage for current task | 6,988 | $6.72 | 6,360 | $7.31 | 6,475 | $7.70 | 3,674 | $8.10 | 3,612 | $8.92 | 3,580 | $9.42 | 2,983 | $9.44 | 4,154 | $10.19 |
1 The questionnaire was changed to include the "Do not know" option in 2001; it was not offered in 1999 or 2000. A dash (“-“) indicates that the category was not offered during the corresponding time period.
2 Contribution-based includes disability insurance, unemployment insurance, Social Security and Veteran’s pay.
3 Need-based includes food stamps, welfare, TANF, low income housing, public health clinic, Medicaid, WIC, disaster relief, legal services, and other.
a Estimates with relative standard errors (RSEs) greater than 30 percent but no more than 50 percent are published but should be used with caution.
b Estimates based on fewer than four responses or with RSEs greater than 50 percent are considered statistically unreliable and are suppressed.
