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ERIC Number: EJ420520
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1990
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ISSN: ISSN-0008-0845
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Farm Employment and Wage Patterns in the Mid-1980s.
Martin, Philip L.; Miller, Greg
California Agriculture, v44 n6 p16-18 Nov-Dec 1990
Describes 1984-88 employment and wage trends among California hired farmworkers, following immigration reforms. Describes farm employment trends by commodity and region. Discusses emergence of two-tiered farm labor market. Large farms tended to hire workers directly. More contractors shared expanding labor-contractor market. Suggests implications for markets and immigration. (TES)
Descriptors: Agricultural Laborers, Agricultural Trends, Economic Change, Employment Patterns, Employment Statistics, Farm Labor, Labor Market, Undocumented Immigrants
Publication Type: Journal Articles
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: California
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