U.S. Farm and Farm-Related Employment in 1989: Where Are Jobs in Farming and Its Related Industries Most Important?

T. Alexander Majchrowicz and Jacqueline L. Salsgiver

No 309666, Agricultural Information Bulletins from United States Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service

Abstract: Farm and farm-related employment involves a diverse group of industries, ranging from farm operations to grocery stores that sell farm products. These farm and farm-related industries provided over 23 million jobs, or 17.3 percent of U.S. employment, in 1989. Much of this employment is only peripherally linked to farming, with more than 15.5 million jobs in farm-related wholesale and retail trade industries or indirect agribusinesses. But, the jobs in farming and its closely related industries that supply agricultural inputs and process and market commodities have a direct effect on many local economies, providing 25 percent or more of total employment in 865 of the approximately 3,100 U.S. counties.

Keywords: Agribusiness; Labor and Human Capital (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 12
Date: 1993-01
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DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.309666

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