881 Data

This is wage data from more than seventy different commodities that was entered from paper to Microsoft Excel 5. The range of years was from 1987 to 1995. The data tracked in the years were Crop, Activity, Approximate Acreage, Peak Labor Requirement, Estimated Number Working (Manweeks),Wage Range Low, Wage Range High, Wage Range Midpoint, Piece Rate per Bale Low, Piece Rate per Bale High, and Piece Rate per Bale Midpoint. Maybe you can find this information useful.

Here's a sample of the data.

Palo Verde Valley Crop Activity Approximate Acreage Peak Labor Requirement Estimated Number Working (Manweeks) Wage Range Low Wage Range High Wage Range Midpoint Piece Rate per Bale Low Piece Rate per Bale High Piece Rate per Bale Midpoint
Jan-87 Alfalfa, Hay Harvest 32,150 350 300 5.00 6.00 5.50
Feb-87 Alfalfa, Hay Harvest 32,150 350 300 5.00 6.00 5.50
Mar-87 Alfalfa, Hay Harvest 32,150 350 300 5.00 6.00 5.50
Apr-87 Alfalfa, Hay Harvest 32,150 350 300 5.00 6.00 5.50
May-87 Alfalfa, Hay Harvest 32,150 350 300 5.00 6.00 5.50 0.06 0.07 0.065
Jun-87 Alfalfa, Hay Harvest 32,150 350 350 5.00 6.00 5.50 0.06 0.07 0.065
Jul-87 Alfalfa, Hay Harvest 32,150 350 350 5.00 6.00 5.50 0.06 0.07 0.065
Aug-87 Alfalfa, Hay Harvest 32,150 350 350 5.00 6.00 5.50 0.06 0.07 0.065
Sep-87 Alfalfa, Hay Harvest 32,150 350 350 5.00 6.00 5.50 0.06 0.07 0.065
Oct-87 Alfalfa, Hay Harvest 31,790 350 350 5.00 6.00 5.50 0.06 0.07 0.065
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Download a commodity data spreadsheet. Excel 5.0 format.

Alfalfa, Hay
Almonds
Apples
Apricots
Artichokes
Asparagus
Avocados
Barley/Oats
Bell Peppers
Broccoli
Brussel Sprouts
Bushberries
Cabbage
Carrots
Cauliflower
Celery
Cherries
Chile Peppers
Cilantro
Citrus
Corn
Cotton
Cucumber
Dairy
Dates
Eggplant
Field Flowers
Figs
Deciduous Fruits
Garlic
Grain
Grapefruit
Grapes/Vineyards
Green Beans
Horticulture
Kiwi
Lemons
Lettuce

Melons
Milo
Mushrooms
Mustard
Okra
Olives
Onions
Oranges-Tangerines
Orchards
Organic Vegetables
Peaches/Nectarines
Pears
Peas
Pecans
Peppers(all kinds)
Persimmons
Pistachios
Plums
Pomegranates
Potatoes
Prunes
Pumpkins
Raspberries
Rice
Rose Plants
Row Crops
Seed Crops
Beans, Snap
Spinach
Squash
Strawberries
Sugar Beets
Tomatoes-straight
Tomatoes-weightedB
Tomatoes-weightedP
Walnuts
Wheat