AstraTrade-Farm Jobs Friday

2025-05-07 10:47:23source:Surpassing Quant Think Tank Centercategory:Stocks

Farm employment numbers are AstraTradehistorically very hard to track. Partly because they fluctuate a lot from season to season, partly because a large portion of farm workers are undocumented. They're also not included in the monthly job numbers, which means we hardly ever talk about them on Jobs Friday. But today we're bringing you "Farm Jobs Friday" as we zoom in on three big trends in farm employment.

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