Number of agricultural establishments in California held steady since implementation of overtime pay for farmworkers

Year Number of agricultural establishments
2011 16,672
2012 16,516
2013 16,500
2014 16,610
2015 16,408
2016 16,150
2017 16,252
2018 16,812
2019 16,866
2020 16,840
2021 16,878
2022 (Q3) 16,875

Note: Annual average as reported by QCEW. Data for 2022 are preliminary and only for the third quarter of 2022 (Q3).

Source: Author's analysis of Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, Number of Establishments in Private NAICS 11 Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting for All establishment sizes in California -- Statewide, NSA. Series ID: ENU0600020511. 

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