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

Holdings

Number

Holdings

Number

Holdings

Number

Holdings

Number

Holdings

Number

Working occupiers:

Full-time

1,964

1,964

2,092

2,092

2,375

2,375

3,781

3,781

10,212

10,212

Part-time: Half time or more

1,629

1,629

585

585

565

565

953

953

3,732

3,732

Less than half time

6,354

6,354

2,223

2,223

1,885

1,885

2,772

2,772

13,234

13,234

Total working occupiers

9,947

9,947

4,900

4,900

4,825

4,825

7,506

7,506

27,178

27,178

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

Full-time employees:

Male: Partners

199

245

334

418

496

621

692

874

1,721

2,158

Hired

376

604

557

1,250

1,406

3,291

1,296

2,273

3,635

7,418

Family

262

298

334

388

442

528

772

912

1,810

2,126

Female: Partners

27

32

38

40

52

55

100

113

217

240

Hired

39

57

67

120

187

563

132

243

425

983

Family

67

77

46

50

59

66

145

151

317

344

Total full-time employees

797

1,313

1,117

2,266

2,050

5,124

2,484

4,566

6,448

13,269

Part-time employees:

Male: Partners

72

90

106

125

110

130

171

211

459

556

Hired

276

354

261

371

490

950

593

743

1,620

2,418

Family

562

680

257

304

235

266

535

619

1,589

1,869

Female: Partners

29

31

47

49

63

66

85

88

224

234

Hired

78

93

115

177

257

533

190

332

640

1,135

Family

235

266

89

102

144

172

277

310

745

850

Total part-time employees

1,028

1,514

729

1,128

1,055

2,117

1,559

2,303

4,371

7,062

Casual and seasonal employees:

Male

348

493

212

412

454

2,005

660

916

1,674

3,826

Female

82

121

54

150

146

1,360

112

150

394

1,781

Total casual and seasonal employees

380

614

238

562

496

3,365

706

1,066

1,820

5,607

Total employees

1,884

3,441

1,664

3,956

2,710

10,606

3,741

7,935

9,999

25,938

(1) Except for totals, holdings with employees in more than one category are counted more than once.

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