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From 2007 to 2019, labor force participation rates decreased 2.6 percentage points for people aged 25 to 64 in the rural United States and 0.7 percentage points for the same age group in urban areas. The labor participation rate is the percentage of the population that is working or actively looking for work ...

Last week, the National Institute of Food and Agriculture and Purdue University released a Report showing a strong job demand for new college graduates with degrees in agricultural programs. U.S. college graduates can expect approximately 59,400 job opportunities annually between 2020 and 2025 ...

A special report from AgCareers highlights agriculture's workforce and compensation during the Coronavirus pandemic. The special report provides a hyper-focus on the most critical components facing agribusinesses during COVID-19. The topics include workforce planning, wellness/benefit programs and compensation practices related to salary administration for 2020 and 2021 ...

After being paused because of the coronavirus pandemic, work on the McCain Foods expansion project in Othello is set to resume in early October. On Tuesday, the frozen food company announced it would restart construction of its 170,000 square foot expansion of its potato processing facility ...

The USDA has many career opportunities available in the Farm Production and Conservation mission area. The Washington Ag Network’s Micheal Clements has more. If you have a story idea for the Washington Ag Network, call (509) 547-1618, or e-mail gvaagen@cherrycreekmedia.com ... Read More ...

There’s growing national concern about a second coronavirus wave and another lockdown that will force Ag and other sectors to examine if they’re better prepared to handle another wave. Several states are reporting an increase in hospitalizations as other states look at slowly reopening. Vaccine p ...

Washington state Senator John McCoy raised the ire of many in the farm industry last year when he claimed that farmers don’t pay taxes, but is that true?   A Recent Study conducted by the Washington Policy Center found that statement to be false, noting that farmers and ranchers pay a variety of taxes, including B&O tax, self-employment taxes, and state and federal payroll taxes.  WPC noted Wa

The Washington State Department of Agriculture is looking to fill many job openings for the upcoming growing season.  The WSDA is looking for Cherry Inspectors in Brewster, Chelan, Pasco, Wapato, Wenatchee and Yakima.  WSDA is also looking for a Grain Sampler in both eastern and western Washington.  The Dep...

The Washington State Employment Security Department has released an analysis of a decade of agriculture employment noting that jobs are on the rise in Chelan County.   Between 2004 and 2014, agriculture jobs jumped 20 percent to nearly 10,000 jobs.  ...