Crop Production: NAICS 111

About the Crop Production subsector

The crop production subsector is part of the agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting sector.

The crop production subsector consists of these industry groups:

• Oilseed and Grain Farming: NAICS 1111
• Vegetable and Melon Farming: NAICS 1112
• Fruit and Tree Nut Farming: NAICS 1113
• Greenhouse, Nursery, and Floriculture Production: NAICS 1114
• Other Crop Farming: NAICS 1119

NOTE: There was a change in the definition of this subsector between NAICS 2002 and NAICS 2007. Some of the data below reflect the 2002 definition and some reflect the 2007 definition. See the BLS implementation schedule for NAICS 2007 to find out which BLS programs have already implemented NAICS 2007.

Workforce Statistics

This section provides information relating to employment in crop production. These data are obtained from employer or establishment surveys. The following tables present an overview of the industry including mass layoffs, and projections of occupational employment change.

Layoffs

Data series	Back data	May 2008	Jun. 2008	Jul. 2008	Aug. 2008
Layoffs
Mass layoff events		10	19	24	8
Initial claimants for unemployment benefits		725	1,607	1,575	429

(Source: Mass Layoff Statistics)

Extended Mass Layoffs

Data series	Back data	1st quarter 2003	2nd quarter 2003	3rd quarter 2003	4th quarter 2003
Extended mass layoff events		44	36	56	117
Separations		10,434	10,828	12,875	24,241
Initial claimants		6,076	5,931	7,212	13,632

(Source: Mass Layoff Statistics)

Projections

For projected (future) employment estimates, see the National Employment Matrix, which includes employment estimates by industry and occupation for crop production.

(Source: Office of Occupational Statistics and Employment Projections)

Work-related Fatalities, Injuries, and Illnesses

This section presents data for the industry on the number of workplace fatalities and the rates of workplace injuries and illnesses per 100 full-time workers in crop production. An injury or illness is considered to be work-related if an event or exposure in the work environment either caused or contributed to the resulting condition or significantly aggravated a pre-existing condition.

Data series	2004	2005	2006	2007
Fatalities
Number of fatalities	320	351	308	(P) 249
Rate of injury and illness cases per 100 full-time workers
Total recordable cases	5.6	5.7	5.8
Cases involving days away from work, job restriction, or transfer	3.3	3.1	3.1
Cases involving days away from work	1.7	1.9	1.8
Cases involving days of job transfer or restriction	1.5	1.2	1.4
Footnotes (P) Preliminary

(Source: Injuries, Illnesses, and Fatalities)

Prices

This section provides industry-specific pricing information. The import price index reflects the percentage change in prices paid to foreign producers for their goods and services within the U.S., while the export price index measures the percentage change in prices received by U.S. producers for goods and services sold outside the U.S.

Data series	Back data	May 2008	Jun. 2008	Jul. 2008	Aug. 2008
Import index		(R) 138.4	139.2	(R) 144.0	145.9
Percent change from previous month		(R) 0.4%	(R) 0.6%	(R) 3.4%	(R) 1.3%
Export index		183.8	188.4	(R) 206.4	174.3
Percent change from previous month		-1.8%	2.5%	(R) 9.6%	(R) -15.6%
Footnotes (R) Revised

(Source: International Price Program)

Workplace Trends

This section presents data on the number of establishments in crop production.

Establishments

Data series	Back data	1st quarter 2007	2nd quarter 2007	3rd quarter 2007	4th quarter 2007
Number of establishments
Private industry		(P) 41,990	(P) 42,126	(P) 42,354	(P) 42,336
Local government		(P) 10	(P) 10	(P) 10	(P) 10
State government		(P) 1	(P) 1	(P) 1	(P) 1
Footnotes (P) Preliminary

(Source: Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages)

Other BLS Resources

Career Guide to Industries

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Data extracted on: October 08, 2008