Economic Report on Scottish Agriculture: 2008 Edition
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Table C29 Number of holdings(1) with occupiers, spouses and employees and number of occupiers, spouses and employees on main and minor holdings by region, June 2007
| North West | North East | South East | South West | Scotland |
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Holdings | Number | Holdings | Number | Holdings | Number | Holdings | Number | Holdings | Number |
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Working occupiers: |
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Full-time | 1,964 | 1,964 | 2,092 | 2,092 | 2,375 | 2,375 | 3,781 | 3,781 | 10,212 | 10,212 |
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Part-time: Half time or more | 1,629 | 1,629 | 585 | 585 | 565 | 565 | 953 | 953 | 3,732 | 3,732 |
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Less than half time | 6,354 | 6,354 | 2,223 | 2,223 | 1,885 | 1,885 | 2,772 | 2,772 | 13,234 | 13,234 |
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Total working occupiers | 9,947 | 9,947 | 4,900 | 4,900 | 4,825 | 4,825 | 7,506 | 7,506 | 27,178 | 27,178 |
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Working wife/husband of occupier | 4,830 | 4,830 | 2,605 | 2,605 | 2,472 | 2,472 | 4,129 | 4,129 | 14,036 | 14,036 |
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Full-time employees: |
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Male: Partners | 199 | 245 | 334 | 418 | 496 | 621 | 692 | 874 | 1,721 | 2,158 |
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Hired | 376 | 604 | 557 | 1,250 | 1,406 | 3,291 | 1,296 | 2,273 | 3,635 | 7,418 |
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Family | 262 | 298 | 334 | 388 | 442 | 528 | 772 | 912 | 1,810 | 2,126 |
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Female: Partners | 27 | 32 | 38 | 40 | 52 | 55 | 100 | 113 | 217 | 240 |
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Hired | 39 | 57 | 67 | 120 | 187 | 563 | 132 | 243 | 425 | 983 |
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Family | 67 | 77 | 46 | 50 | 59 | 66 | 145 | 151 | 317 | 344 |
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Total full-time employees | 797 | 1,313 | 1,117 | 2,266 | 2,050 | 5,124 | 2,484 | 4,566 | 6,448 | 13,269 |
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Part-time employees: |
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Male: Partners | 72 | 90 | 106 | 125 | 110 | 130 | 171 | 211 | 459 | 556 |
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Hired | 276 | 354 | 261 | 371 | 490 | 950 | 593 | 743 | 1,620 | 2,418 |
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Family | 562 | 680 | 257 | 304 | 235 | 266 | 535 | 619 | 1,589 | 1,869 |
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Female: Partners | 29 | 31 | 47 | 49 | 63 | 66 | 85 | 88 | 224 | 234 |
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Hired | 78 | 93 | 115 | 177 | 257 | 533 | 190 | 332 | 640 | 1,135 |
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Family | 235 | 266 | 89 | 102 | 144 | 172 | 277 | 310 | 745 | 850 |
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Total part-time employees | 1,028 | 1,514 | 729 | 1,128 | 1,055 | 2,117 | 1,559 | 2,303 | 4,371 | 7,062 |
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Casual and seasonal employees: |
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Male | 348 | 493 | 212 | 412 | 454 | 2,005 | 660 | 916 | 1,674 | 3,826 |
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Female | 82 | 121 | 54 | 150 | 146 | 1,360 | 112 | 150 | 394 | 1,781 |
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Total casual and seasonal employees | 380 | 614 | 238 | 562 | 496 | 3,365 | 706 | 1,066 | 1,820 | 5,607 |
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Total employees | 1,884 | 3,441 | 1,664 | 3,956 | 2,710 | 10,606 | 3,741 | 7,935 | 9,999 | 25,938 |
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(1) Except for totals, holdings with employees in more than one category are counted more than once.
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