I'm interested in the current state of California's agricultural labor. Can you identify the main economic challenges facing California agriculture and provide recent employment statistics, specifically the average number of workers employed (NAICS 11) and the ratio of unique workers to full-time equivalent jobs in 2023?
Navigate to the 'Events' page. Access the 'California Farm Labor: The ALRA at 50 - Summary Report'. Identify and list the three major economic challenges discussed in the report. Locate the employment statistics section. Extract the average number of workers employed in California agriculture (NAICS 11). Extract the ratio of unique workers to FTE jobs in California agriculture for 2023.
State the three major economic challenges facing California agriculture as mentioned in the report: precarious economic position (overproduction, economic and trade uncertainty, rising labor costs, and new groundwater regulations; declining value of orchards and vineyards), increasing farm labor costs faster than nonfarm labor costs (mechanization, building housing for H-2A workers, and switching crops), and limited unionization prospects (NGO worker centers and private certification systems). State that an average of 400,000 workers are employed in California agriculture (NAICS 11). State that the ratio of unique workers to FTE jobs in California agriculture was 2 or more in 2023.