Average weekly work hours for California farmworkers declined modestly after implementation of state overtime law

Year Hours worked per week
2014 42.8
2015 42.7
2016 43.3
2017 42.8
2018 42.6
2019 43.1
2020 41.5
2021 41.3
2022 40.5
Average hours worked per week, 2014-18 42.8
Average hours worked per week, 2019-22 41.6

Source: Author's analysis of National Agricultural Statistics Service, "Annual Average Number of Hired Workers and Gross Hours Worked – Regions and United States," Farm Labor survey reports, reports from years 2014-2022. 

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