Who Uses H-2As? Examining Program Growth by Sector and Employer Type

Skyler Simnitt

No 386102, Miscellaneous Publications from United States Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service

Abstract: Preview of Presentation: • Agricultural Guest Worker Programs and H-2A – History of guest workers – Program administration and rules • Research Findings – Program growth across all agricultural sectors and regions – Rapid growth among farm labor contractors – H-2A wage growth on par with farmworker wage growth – Contract lengths decreasing.

Keywords: Agricultural and Food Policy; Labor and Human Capital (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 21
Date: 2023-03
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DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.386102

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