Hawaii farm employment steady
Hawaii’s farm work force totaled 10,500 in July, roughly the same as last year.
The work force reported for the week of July 6-12 was flat when compared to the same survey week in July 2007, according to the latest report from the Hawaii Department of Agriculture.
Self-employed farm operations workers were up 3 percent and unpaid workers were even.
Hawaii’s hired farm workers totaled 6,200 workers for the survey week, down 2 percent from a year ago.
The average wage paid to all hired workers during the survey week was estimated at $13.33 per hour, up 4 percent from a year ago. The combined average wage for field and livestock workers was approximately $11.21 an hour, up 3 percent form July 2007 faxless cash advance.
Hawaii farms employing one to nine workers paid an average of $11.86 per hour and the combined average wage for field and livestock workers was $11.10 an hour.