Results from the June 2012 Scottish Agricultural Census

Final results from the annual agricultural census. Land, livestock and labour items.

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Table 8a. Number of employees, 2002 to 2012

2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 Percentage
change between
2010 & 2011
Regular full-time staff
Males : Hired 8,812 8,403 8,238 7,823 7,751 7,418 7,103 7,154 7,836 7,524 7,571 0.6%
Family 2,581 2,582 2,473 2,284 2,203 2,126 2,020 1,971 2,134 1,919 1,919 0.0%
Partners 2,323 2,197 2,142 2,118 2,134 2,158 2,137 2,222 2,432 2,378 2,376 -0.1%
Total 13,716 13,182 12,853 12,225 12,088 11,702 11,260 11,347 12,402 11,821 11,866 0.4%
Females : Hired 823 739 807 815 844 983 883 905 1,060 1,021 983 -3.7%
Family 336 331 345 349 325 344 305 278 399 316 311 -1.6%
Partners 254 258 248 210 243 240 240 236 375 311 327 5.1%
Total 1,413 1,328 1,400 1,374 1,412 1,567 1,428 1,419 1,834 1,648 1,621 -1.6%
Regular full-time staff total 15,129 14,510 14,253 13,599 13,500 13,269 12,688 12,766 14,236 13,469 13,487 0.1%
Regular part-time staff
Males : Hired 2,146 2,236 2,192 2,188 2,237 2,418 2,141 2,144 2,072 2,156 2,332 8.2%
Family 1,868 1,864 1,841 1,958 1,891 1,869 1,770 1,890 1,584 1,726 1,798 4.2%
Partners 553 568 563 608 578 556 528 598 588 605 701 15.9%
Total 4,567 4,668 4,596 4,754 4,706 4,843 4,439 4,632 4,244 4,487 4,831 7.7%
Females : Hired 1,115 1,118 1,114 994 1,016 1,135 1,025 1,047 1,246 1,181 1,346 14.0%
Family 961 979 918 950 926 850 805 835 813 873 950 8.8%
Partners 279 274 294 245 244 234 262 268 282 293 365 24.6%
Total 2,355 2,371 2,326 2,189 2,186 2,219 2,092 2,150 2,341 2,347 2,661 13.4%
Regular part-time staff total 6,922 7,039 6,922 6,943 6,892 7,062 6,531 6,782 6,585 6,834 7,492 9.6%
Total regular full-time and part-time staff 22,051 21,549 21,175 20,542 20,392 20,331 19,219 19,548 20,821 20,303 20,979 3.3%
Casual and seasonal staff
Males 3,049 3,184 3,155 3,333 3,238 3,826 3,928 4,258 3,765 4,471 4,353 -2.6%
Females 898 1,039 1,072 1,301 1,294 1,781 2,021 2,392 2,133 2,474 2,139 -13.5%
Total 3,947 4,223 4,227 4,634 4,532 5,607 5,949 6,650 5,898 6,945 6,492 -6.5%

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