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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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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
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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