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Table 4.7: Labour in Scottish agriculture, 1999-2006

1999

2000

2001

2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

Working Occupiers:

Full-time

12,472

11,931

11,639

11,377

11,167

11,041

10,972

10,571

Part-time:

Half-time or more

3,892

3,969

3,963

3,888

3,788

3,851

3,855

3,754

Less than half time

12,393

12,935

13,014

12,987

13,256

13,350

13,312

13,478

Total working occupiers

28,757

28,835

28,616

28,252

28,211

28,242

28,139

27,803

Working wife/husband of occupier

13,849

13,879

13,840

14,051

14,298

14,415

14,311

14,284

Full-time employees:

Male:

Partners

2,428

2,251

2,275

2,323

2,197

2,142

2,118

2,134

Hired

9,954

9,603

9,179

8,812

8,403

8,238

7,823

7,751

Family

2,980

3,067

2,959

2,581

2,582

2,473

2,284

2,203

Female:

Partners

198

190

194

254

258

248

210

243

Hired

737

774

814

823

739

807

815

844

Family

342

390

364

336

331

345

349

325

Total full-time employees

16,639

16,275

15,785

15,129

14,510

14,253

13,599

13,500

Part-time employees:

Male:

Partners

494

468

464

553

568

563

608

578

Hired

2,024

2,125

2,192

2,146

2,236

2,192

2,188

2,237

Family

1,842

1,847

1,879

1,868

1,864

1,841

1,958

1,891

Female:

Partners

277

242

265

279

274

294

245

244

Hired

1,116

1,170

1,196

1,115

1,118

1,114

994

1,016

Family

985

1,016

990

961

979

918

950

926

Total part-time employees

6,738

6,868

6,986

6,922

7,039

6,922

6,943

6,892

Casual and seasonal employees:

Male

2,795

2,914

2,840

3,049

3,184

3,155

3,333

3,238

Female

639

751

749

898

1,039

1,072

1,301

1,294

Total casual and seasonal employees

3,434

3,665

3,589

3,947

4,223

4,227

4,634

4,532

Total employees

26,811

26,808

26,360

25,998

25,772

25,402

25,176

24,924

Total occupiers, spouses and employees

69,417

69,522

68,816

68,301

68,281

68,059

67,626

67,011

Source: Rural and Environment Research and Analysis Directorate
Note: Main and minor holdings

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