Table 4.7: Labour in Scottish Agriculture, 1999-2007
1999 |
2000 |
2001 |
2002 |
2003 |
2004 |
2005 |
2006 |
2007 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Working Occupiers: |
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Full-time |
12,472 |
11,931 |
11,639 |
11,377 |
11,167 |
11,041 |
10,972 |
10,571 |
10,212 |
|
Part-time: |
Half-time or more |
3,892 |
3,969 |
3,963 |
3,888 |
3,788 |
3,851 |
3,855 |
3,754 |
3,732 |
Less than half-time |
12,393 |
12,935 |
13,014 |
12,987 |
13,256 |
13,350 |
13,312 |
13,478 |
13,234 |
|
Total working occupiers |
28,757 |
28,835 |
28,616 |
28,252 |
28,211 |
28,242 |
28,139 |
27,803 |
27,178 |
|
Working wife/husband of occupier |
13,849 |
13,879 |
13,840 |
14,051 |
14,298 |
14,415 |
14,311 |
14,284 |
14,036 |
|
Full-time employees: |
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Male: |
Partners |
2,428 |
2,251 |
2,275 |
2,323 |
2,197 |
2,142 |
2,118 |
2,134 |
2,158 |
Hired |
9,954 |
9,603 |
9,179 |
8,812 |
8,403 |
8,238 |
7,823 |
7,751 |
7,418 |
|
Family |
2,980 |
3,067 |
2,959 |
2,581 |
2,582 |
2,473 |
2,284 |
2,203 |
2,126 |
|
Female: |
Partners |
198 |
190 |
194 |
254 |
258 |
248 |
210 |
243 |
240 |
Hired |
737 |
774 |
814 |
823 |
739 |
807 |
815 |
844 |
983 |
|
Family |
342 |
390 |
364 |
336 |
331 |
345 |
349 |
325 |
344 |
|
Total full-time employees |
16,639 |
16,275 |
15,785 |
15,129 |
14,510 |
14,253 |
13,599 |
13,500 |
13,269 |
|
Part-time employees: |
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Male: |
Partners |
494 |
468 |
464 |
553 |
568 |
563 |
608 |
578 |
556 |
Hired |
2,024 |
2,125 |
2,192 |
2,146 |
2,236 |
2,192 |
2,188 |
2,237 |
2,418 |
|
Family |
1,842 |
1,847 |
1,879 |
1,868 |
1,864 |
1,841 |
1,958 |
1,891 |
1,869 |
|
Female: |
Partners |
277 |
242 |
265 |
279 |
274 |
294 |
245 |
244 |
234 |
Hired |
1,116 |
1,170 |
1,196 |
1,115 |
1,118 |
1,114 |
994 |
1,016 |
1,135 |
|
Family |
985 |
1,016 |
990 |
961 |
979 |
918 |
950 |
926 |
850 |
|
Total part-time employees |
6,738 |
6,868 |
6,986 |
6,922 |
7,039 |
6,922 |
6,943 |
6,892 |
7,062 |
|
Casual and seasonal employees: |
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Male |
2,795 |
2,914 |
2,840 |
3,049 |
3,184 |
3,155 |
3,333 |
3,238 |
3,826 |
|
Female |
639 |
751 |
749 |
898 |
1,039 |
1,072 |
1,301 |
1,294 |
1,781 |
|
Total casual and seasonal employees |
3,434 |
3,665 |
3,589 |
3,947 |
4,223 |
4,227 |
4,634 |
4,532 |
5,607 |
|
Total employees |
26,811 |
26,808 |
26,360 |
25,998 |
25,772 |
25,402 |
25,176 |
24,924 |
25,938 |
|
Total occupiers, spouses and employees |
69,417 |
69,522 |
68,816 |
68,301 |
68,281 |
68,059 |
67,626 |
67,011 |
67,152 |
|
Source: Scottish Government Rural Environment Research and Analysis Directorate
Note: Main and minor holdings