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Prepared for Ayanda H. | Delivered January 27, 2021
US Cattle Industry: Employment Statistics
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Goals
To determine the number of people employed in the US cattle industry nationally and by state and what the cattle industry contributes to a state's GDP and its share of the state/district's jobs.
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Early Findings
Overview
The US's beef production industry is the
largest globally
and comprises two sectors, including "
cow-calf operations
and cattle feeding."
According to IBISWorld, about
767,294 people
are employed in the US cattle industry as of 2021. This workforce is expected to see a decline of
0.1%
in 2021.
The US has approximately
765,069
Beef Cattle Production businesses and an average employment rate of
one employee
per business.
The top ten beef-producing states in the US are
Texas
, Nebraska, Kansas, California, Oklahoma, Missouri, Iowa, South Dakota, Wisconsin, and Colorado.
Number of Employees by State
Kansas
Kansas accounts for about
6.83%
of the US's total cattle (about
6.45 million
heads).
Beef cattle production employs around
34,000 residents
in Kansas.
"According to the Kansas Department of Agriculture, beef cattle farming and ranching has a direct output of approximately
$6.3 billion
."
California
California contributes about
5.51%
of the total cattle in the US (
5.2 million heads
).
The state has roughly
13,694 cattle ranches
(businesses), which constitutes 13,694 employees (average of
one employee
per business).
"In 2017, cattle and calves generated about
$3.2 billion
in revenue."
Missouri
Missouri contributes roughly
4.61%
of the total cattle in the US (
4.35 million heads
).
The state's beef industry employs about
45,000
people directly and "supports
72,000 jobs
in total, both directly, indirectly, or induced."
Iowa
Iowa contributes roughly
4.13%
of the total cattle in the US (
3.9 million heads
).
Beef cattle production employs around
33,147 people
in Iowa, both directly, indirectly, or induced.
"Iowa's cattle industry contributed over
$6.8 billion
in business activity to the state's economy."
South Dakota
South Dakota contributes about
3.9 million heads
(
4.13%
) to the total number of cattle in the US.
The state has about "17,000 ranches and
cattlemen
" and provides approximately
12,500
full-time jobs.
South Dakota's beef production industry generates about
$2.284 billion
in revenue.
Summary
The US's beef production industry is the largest globally and comprises both cattle operations and feeding sectors.
The information regarding the number of people that this industry employs per state and its equivalent share of state jobs available are not precompiled. As such, they would need to be sourced/calculated individually.
The same proves for the GDP contribution of each state.
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