881 Data This is wage data from more than seventy different commodities that was entered from paper toMicrosoft Excel 5. The range of years was from 1987 to 1995. The data tracked in theyears 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 BaleHigh, 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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