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USDA AGRICULTURE AND RELATED INDUSTRIES PROVIDE 10.3% OF EMPLOYMENT
Source: USDA news release



In 2020, 19.7 million full- and part-time jobs were related to the agricultural and food sectors,10.3 percent of total U.S. employment. Direct on-farm employment accounted for about 2.6 million of these jobs, or 1.4 percent of U.S. employment.

Employment in agriculture- and food-related industries supported another 17.1 million jobs. Of this, food service, eating and drinking places accounted for the largest share at 10.5 million jobs. Food and beverage stores supported 3.3 million jobs. The remaining agriculture-related industries together added another 3.3 million jobs.

This chart appears in the collection Ag and Food Statistics: Charting the Essentials on the ERS website.


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