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000311308 0247_ $$2doi$$a10.22004/ag.econ.311308
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000311308 245__ $$aCOVID-19 and Farm Workers
000311308 260__ $$c2021-06
000311308 269__ $$a2021-06
000311308 336__ $$aJournal Article
000311308 520__ $$aThe COVID-19 pandemic disrupted the US economy and labor market, sending the US unemployment rate to almost 15 percent in April 2020. Almost all agricultural industries were deemed critical infrastructure industries, meaning that farm, food processing, transport, and supermarket workers were expected to continue working during lockdowns. We document three major effects of the pandemic on farm labor. First, there is, as of yet, no evidence of significant farm labor shortages due to COVID-19, as had been feared early in the pandemic. Second, the H-2A guest worker program expanded despite high unemployment rates, highlighting the difficulties of moving jobless nonfarm workers into seasonal farm jobs. Third, we postulate that COVID-19 and fears of future pandemics will accelerate three ongoing trends: investments and improvements in labor-saving mechanization, increasing utilization of H-2A guest workers, and rising imports.
000311308 650__ $$aLabor and Human Capital
000311308 650__ $$aFarm Management
000311308 700__ $$aHill, Alexandra E.
000311308 700__ $$aMartin, Philip
000311308 773__ $$dSpring 2021
000311308 773__ $$j19
000311308 773__ $$k01
000311308 773__ $$q75
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000311308 773__ $$tWestern Economics Forum
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