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Most common venues of suspected forced labor reports in the United States in 2016

Number of forced labor trafficking hotline calls in the United States in 2016, by venue of suspected trafficking
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The data displays the number of calls received by the National Human Trafficking Hotline in the U.S. related to forced labor in 2016, by the venue or location where the suspected trafficking was occurring. In 2016, 125 calls were made to the hotline regarding suspected trafficking in forced labor being put to use on farms or elsewhere in the agricultural industry.

Domestic work 197
Agriculture/farms 125
Traveling sales crew 100
Restaurant/food service 74
Health and beauty services 45
Construction 39
Illicit activity 38
Landscaping service 34
Peddling ring 32
Begging ring 30
Hospitality 28
Retail/other small business 26
Janitorial cleaning service 20
Other industry 18
Factory 18
Health care 14
Forestry/reforestation 13
Professional/scientific/tech services 11
Arts and entertainment 9
Transportation 9
Hostess/strip club 7
Bar/club 6
Aquafarming/fishing 5
Education 4
Recreational facility 3
Industry not specified 156

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