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Estimating the Impact of the 2005 Increase in State Minimum Wage on NJ Agriculture

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Research Team: Brian Schilling, Kevin Sullivan, and Margaret Brennan

Project Duration: 3/2006 to 9/2006

This project examines the extent to which the legislatively mandated increase in the New Jersey minimum wage (from $5.15 to $7.15 per hour, over two years) will impact the hired labor costs of the state’s farmers. The study estimates the industry-level impact of the wage increase and the distribution of hired labor cost increases across sectors and scales of operations.

Funding Agency: New Jersey Farm Bureau

Contact: Brian Schilling

Presentations

  1. The Impacts of Recent State Minimum Wage Increases on the New Jersey Farm Sector

Food Policy Institute Research Reports

  1. The Impacts of Recent State Minimum Wage Increases on the New Jersey Farm Sector