Publication - Statistics

Results from the June 2012 Scottish Agricultural Census

Published: 25 September 2012
ISBN: 9781782561156

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

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Agricultural census: results

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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Table 8a. Number of employees, 2002 to 2012

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