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U.S. Dept of Agriculture Budget Per Farm Employee
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So What?
1) In this chart, the U.S. Department of Agriculture budget has been corrected for inflation to indicate constant-buying power
(real) FY2000 dollar value over time, then divided by both Direct Farm Employment and Direct Farm plus Farm-Related
Employment to get the budget per farm employee.
2) Direct Farm Employment includes farm proprietors and farm workers. Data available from 1969 through 2006.
3) Farm and Farm-Related Employment includes both Direct Farm Employment and a wide variety of jobs related to farming,
like farm equipment sales staff, farm equipment mechanics, produce buyers, food inspectors, grain elevator operators, and the
like. Data available only from 1981 through 2002.
4) As the number of direct farm employees has dwindled, the USDA budget has increased dramatically per direct farm worker,
rising from about $5500 per worker in 1969 to nearly $16,000 per worker in 2006.
5) From 1981 to 2002, the USDA budget has stayed relatively constant (see chart) and the number of Direct Farm and
Farm-Related Employees has increased steadily (see chart), so the budget per employee has dropped steadily.
1) In this chart, the U.S. Department of Agriculture budget has been corrected for inflation to indicate constant-buying power
(real) FY2000 dollar value over time, then divided by both Direct Farm Employment and Direct Farm plus Farm-Related
Employment to get the budget per farm employee.
2) Direct Farm Employment includes farm proprietors and farm workers. Data available from 1969 through 2006.
3) Farm and Farm-Related Employment includes both Direct Farm Employment and a wide variety of jobs related to farming,
like farm equipment sales staff, farm equipment mechanics, produce buyers, food inspectors, grain elevator operators, and the
like. Data available only from 1981 through 2002.
4) As the number of direct farm employees has dwindled, the USDA budget has increased dramatically per direct farm worker,
rising from about $5500 per worker in 1969 to nearly $16,000 per worker in 2006.
5) From 1981 to 2002, the USDA budget has stayed relatively constant (see chart) and the number of Direct Farm and
Farm-Related Employees has increased steadily (see chart), so the budget per employee has dropped steadily.
Supporting Evidence
Sources: USDA Current Dollar Budget: Budget of the U.S. Government, FY2008 Historical Tables, Table 4.1-Outlays by Agency 1962-2012
Dollar Deflater: Budget of the U.S. Government, FY2008 Historical Tables, Table 10.1-Gross Domestic Product and Deflators Used in the Historical
Tables: 1940-2012
Farm and Farm-Related Employment: USDA Economic Research Service
Direct Farm Employment: US Commerce Department Bureau of Economic Analysis, 1969-2000, 2001-2006
Dollar Deflater: Budget of the U.S. Government, FY2008 Historical Tables, Table 10.1-Gross Domestic Product and Deflators Used in the Historical
Tables: 1940-2012
Farm and Farm-Related Employment: USDA Economic Research Service
Direct Farm Employment: US Commerce Department Bureau of Economic Analysis, 1969-2000, 2001-2006
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