U.S. employment in agriculture and support industries, 2001–23

Thousand jobs

Bar chart with 23 groups with 4 items per group.

Group 1, 2001.
Item 1, Livestock support 25.087.
Item 2, Livestock 202.307.
Item 3, Crop support 274.652.
Item 4, Crops 563.58.
Group 2, 2002.
Item 1, Livestock support 25.502.
Item 2, Livestock 205.806.
Item 3, Crop support 266.888.
Item 4, Crops 555.075.
Group 3, 2003.
Item 1, Livestock support 25.399.
Item 2, Livestock 205.463.
Item 3, Crop support 270.101.
Item 4, Crops 555.926.
Group 4, 2004.
Item 1, Livestock support 25.58.
Item 2, Livestock 208.871.
Item 3, Crop support 268.106.
Item 4, Crops 555.437.
Group 5, 2005.
Item 1, Livestock support 26.578.
Item 2, Livestock 212.248.
Item 3, Crop support 280.336.
Item 4, Crops 548.715.
Group 6, 2006.
Item 1, Livestock support 27.383.
Item 2, Livestock 215.578.
Item 3, Crop support 283.589.
Item 4, Crops 540.682.
Group 7, 2007.
Item 1, Livestock support 28.117.
Item 2, Livestock 222.552.
Item 3, Crop support 287.457.
Item 4, Crops 538.528.
Group 8, 2008.
Item 1, Livestock support 28.763.
Item 2, Livestock 226.992.
Item 3, Crop support 290.855.
Item 4, Crops 536.507.
Group 9, 2009.
Item 1, Livestock support 28.068.
Item 2, Livestock 225.789.
Item 3, Crop support 279.642.
Item 4, Crops 531.096.
Group 10, 2010.
Item 1, Livestock support 27.087.
Item 2, Livestock 225.138.
Item 3, Crop support 287.48.
Item 4, Crops 528.867.
Group 11, 2011.
Item 1, Livestock support 26.574.
Item 2, Livestock 230.61.
Item 3, Crop support 294.081.
Item 4, Crops 531.245.
Group 12, 2012.
Item 1, Livestock support 26.942.
Item 2, Livestock 236.308.
Item 3, Crop support 305.784.
Item 4, Crops 543.075.
Group 13, 2013.
Item 1, Livestock support 27.458.
Item 2, Livestock 238.48.
Item 3, Crop support 315.433.
Item 4, Crops 550.459.
Group 14, 2014.
Item 1, Livestock support 27.927.
Item 2, Livestock 245.269.
Item 3, Crop support 321.058.
Item 4, Crops 557.083.
Group 15, 2015.
Item 1, Livestock support 29.031.
Item 2, Livestock 254.327.
Item 3, Crop support 323.757.
Item 4, Crops 561.016.
Group 16, 2016.
Item 1, Livestock support 29.717.
Item 2, Livestock 258.875.
Item 3, Crop support 330.901.
Item 4, Crops 560.049.
Group 17, 2017.
Item 1, Livestock support 29.914.
Item 2, Livestock 262.87.
Item 3, Crop support 334.48.
Item 4, Crops 554.994.
Group 18, 2018.
Item 1, Livestock support 30.738.
Item 2, Livestock 264.446.
Item 3, Crop support 338.78.
Item 4, Crops 549.393.
Group 19, 2019.
Item 1, Livestock support 30.664.
Item 2, Livestock 265.193.
Item 3, Crop support 342.057.
Item 4, Crops 546.211.
Group 20, 2020.
Item 1, Livestock support 30.586.
Item 2, Livestock 266.625.
Item 3, Crop support 325.485.
Item 4, Crops 540.544.
Group 21, 2021.
Item 1, Livestock support 30.739.
Item 2, Livestock 263.521.
Item 3, Crop support 328.414.
Item 4, Crops 545.511.
Group 22, 2022.
Item 1, Livestock support 30.786.
Item 2, Livestock 263.797.
Item 3, Crop support 337.212.
Item 4, Crops 547.439.
Group 23, 2023.
Item 1, Livestock support 31.195.
Item 2, Livestock 267.42.
Item 3, Crop support 332.805.
Item 4, Crops 542.371.

Note: Employment is measured as the annual average number of full- and part-time jobs. Data do not cover smaller farm employers in those States that exempt them from participation in the unemployment insurance system.

Source: USDA, Economic Research Service using data from U.S. Department of Labor, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages.