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Use of H-2A Guest Farm Worker Program More Than Triples in Past Decade

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  • Simnitt, Skyler
  • Castillo, Marcelo

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The H-2A Temporary Agricultural Workers Program allows agricultural employers in the United States to bring in foreign farmworkers to fill seasonal labor contracts lasting less than a year. Between 2010 and 2019, H-2A positions certified by the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) increased more than 220 percent. All agricultural product categories experienced significant growth in H-2A employment, but the increase was most pronounced in product categories with high labor requirements and seasonal employment, such as fruit and tree nuts and vegetables and melons.

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  • Simnitt, Skyler & Castillo, Marcelo, 2021. "Use of H-2A Guest Farm Worker Program More Than Triples in Past Decade," Amber Waves:The Economics of Food, Farming, Natural Resources, and Rural America, United States Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service, vol. 2021(09), September.
    • Handle: RePEc:ags:uersaw:313512
    DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.313512
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