Some Segments of the Agricultural Economy Are Particularly Sensitive to Changes in the Foreign-Born Farm Labor Supply

Alexandra Hill and Francisco Scott

Economic Bulletin, 2025, 4

Abstract: For years, many segments of the U.S. agriculture sector have relied on foreign-born and undocumented workers to meet labor demand in farm operations. While farm operators may be able to partly reduce this reliance through investments in machinery and further hiring through the agricultural guest worker visa program, these alternatives would take time to deploy and could substantially increase costs.

Keywords: agriculture; foreign-born workers; visas (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2025
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