Table 1
USDA survey data shows average weekly work hours for California farmworkers remained relatively constant 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 |
| Average hours worked per week, 2014-18 | 42.8 |
| Average hours worked per week, 2019-21 | 41.9 |
Source: National Agricultural Statistics Service, "Annual Average Number of Hired Workers, Gross Wage, and Base Hours Worked – Regions and United States," Farm Labor survey reports, reports from years 2014-2020.
This chart appears in:
- tables and figs for MA OT testimony farmworkers (Nov 2021)
- Testimony for the Massachusetts Joint Committee on Labor & Workforce Development: Hearing on the Fairness for Farmworkers Act
- Testimony before the NY State Department of Labor’s Farm Laborers Wage Board: The overtime threshold for farmworkers in New York state should be lowered to 40 hours per week
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