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Updated at 3:05 p.m., Thursday, August 28, 2008

Hawaii's farm workforce down 2% in July

Advertiser Staff

Hawai'i's farm workforce totaled 6,200 during July, down 2 percent from the same month a year earlier, according to a report by the National Agricultural Statistics Service.

There were 1,150 pineapple and sugarcane workers employed during the month, down 4 percent from a year earlier.

The average wage paid to all hired workers during the July 6-12 survey week was estimated at $13.33 an hour, up 4 percent from the same period last year. The combined average wage for field and livestock workers was estimated at $11.21 an hour, up 3 percent from a year earlier.