There were 45,000 workers hired directly by farms in the Lake Region (Michigan, Minnesota, and Wisconsin) during the reference week of January 9-15, 2022, according to the latest USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service - Farm Labor report. Farm operators paid their hired workers an average wage rate of $17.71 per hour, $1.59 above January 2021. The number of hours worked averaged 39.1 for hired workers during the reference week, compared with 41.0 hours in January 2021.
During the reference week of April 10-16, 2022, there were 56,000 workers hired directly by farms in the Lake Region (Michigan, Minnesota, and Wisconsin).
Farm operators paid their hired workers an average wage rate of $17.45 per hour during the April 2022 reference week, $1.70 above April 2021. The number of hours worked averaged 38.4 for hired workers during the reference week, compared with 40.9 hours in April 2021.
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