# Which workers are excluded from jobs reports? **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [March 15, 2018, 11:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-workers-are-excluded-from-jobs-reports/810631 "2018-03-15T23:52:35Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 5\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![boffking](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/858c86/32.png) [@boffking](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/boffking)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2018, 11:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-workers-are-excluded-from-jobs-reports/810631/1 "2018-03-15T23:52:35Z")
The monthly jobs report emphasizes that it reports on **nonfarm** payroll. Who exactly counts as a farm worker? Some farms have side businesses such as restaurants, how are those workers counted? Are there any other categories of workers besides farming that are intentionally not included in the report? ---
**Author:** ![DavidwithanR](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/3bc359/32.png) [@DavidwithanR](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DavidwithanR)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2018, 12:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-workers-are-excluded-from-jobs-reports/810631/2 "2018-03-16T00:14:21Z")
Which report? ---
**Author:** ![boffking](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/858c86/32.png) [@boffking](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/boffking)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2018, 12:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-workers-are-excluded-from-jobs-reports/810631/3 "2018-03-16T00:25:39Z")
This one [https://www.cnbc.com/2018/03/09/nonfarm-payrolls-february.html](https://www.cnbc.com/2018/03/09/nonfarm-payrolls-february.html) ---
**Author:** ![pdhenry](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pdhenry/32/5561_2.png) [@pdhenry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pdhenry)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2018, 1:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-workers-are-excluded-from-jobs-reports/810631/4 "2018-03-16T01:49:50Z")
“It does not include farm workers, private household employees, or non-profit organization employees.” > **[Nonfarm payrolls](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nonfarm_payrolls)** > > Nonfarm payroll employment is a compiled name for goods, construction and manufacturing companies in the US. It does not include farm workers, private household employees, or non-profit organization employees. > It is an influential statistic and economic indicator released monthly by the United States Department of Labor as part of a comprehensive report on the state of the labor market. > The financial assets most affected by the nonfarm payroll (NFP) data include the US dollar, equities and gold... ---
**Author:** ![pdhenry](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pdhenry/32/5561_2.png) [@pdhenry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pdhenry)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2018, 1:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-workers-are-excluded-from-jobs-reports/810631/5 "2018-03-16T01:51:55Z")
“A farmworker is a hired agricultural worker on a farm that works for the farmers. However, in discussions relating to labor law application, the term “farmworker” is sometimes used more narrowly, applying only to a hired worker involved in agricultural production, including harvesting, i.e. not to a worker in other on-farm jobs, such as packing.” > **[Farmworker](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Farmworker)** > > A farmworker, farmhand or agricultural worker is someone employed for labor in agriculture. In labor law, the term "farmworker" is sometimes used more narrowly, applying only to a hired worker involved in agricultural production, including harvesting, but not to a worker in other on-farm jobs, such as picking fruit. > Agricultural work varies widely depending on context, degree of mechanization and crop. In countries like the United States where there is a declining population of American citize...