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.

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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