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 8b. Number of occupiers and spouses and total workforce, 2002 to 2012
2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | Percentage change between 2011 & 2012 |
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Occupiers | ||||||||||||
- full time | 11,377 | 11,167 | 11,041 | 10,972 | 10,571 | 10,212 | 9,491 | 9,764 | 9,499 | 9,713 | 9,575 | -1.4% |
- half time or more | 3,888 | 3,788 | 3,851 | 3,855 | 3,754 | 3,732 | 3,682 | 3,837 | 4,077 | 3,889 | 4,000 | 2.9% |
- less than half time | 12,987 | 13,256 | 13,350 | 13,312 | 13,478 | 13,234 | 12,713 | 13,038 | 14,266 | 13,904 | 14,006 | 0.7% |
Total working occupiers | 28,252 | 28,211 | 28,242 | 28,139 | 27,803 | 27,178 | 25,886 | 26,639 | 27,842 | 27,506 | 27,581 | 0.3% |
- Occupiers not working on the holding | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 994 | 848 | -14.7% |
Spouses | ||||||||||||
- full time | 2,139 | 2,137 | 2,068 | 2,031 | 2,026 | 1,968 | 1,850 | 1,849 | 1,855 | 1,857 | 1,856 | -0.1% |
- half time or more | 2,524 | 2,380 | 2,402 | 2,306 | 2,299 | 2,231 | 2,180 | 2,212 | 2,044 | 2,073 | 2,187 | 5.5% |
- less than half time | 9,388 | 9,781 | 9,945 | 9,974 | 9,959 | 9,837 | 9,429 | 9,743 | 9,210 | 9,113 | 9,333 | 2.4% |
Total working spouses | 14,051 | 14,298 | 14,415 | 14,311 | 14,284 | 14,036 | 13,459 | 13,804 | 13,109 | 13,043 | 13,376 | 2.6% |
- Spouses not working on the holding | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1,716 | 1,404 | -18.2% |
Total working occupiers and spouses | 42,303 | 42,509 | 42,657 | 42,450 | 42,087 | 41,214 | 39,345 | 40,443 | 40,951 | 40,549 | 40,957 | 1.0% |
Total agricultural workforce(1) | 68,301 | 68,281 | 68,059 | 67,626 | 67,011 | 67,152 | 64,513 | 66,641 | 67,670 | 67,797 | 68,428 | 0.9% |
(1) This figure includes regular full time and part time staff, and casual and seasonal staff from table 8a as well as total working occupiers and spouses
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