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Scottish Economic Statistics 2000

Table 3.17: Labour in Scottish Agriculture, 1995 to 19991

 

1995

1996

1997

1998

1999

Working occupiers:

number

number

number

number

number

Full-time

12,812

12,972

12,590

12,629

12,462

Part-time: Half time or more

3,971

4,048

3,951

3,941

3,927

Less than half time

10,444

11,305

11,477

12,031

12,424

Total working occupiers

27,227

28,325

28,018

28,601

28,813

Working wife/husband of occupier

14,499

14,004

13,775

13,808

13,822

Full-time employees:

         

Male: Partners2

na

na

na

2,658

2,428

Hired

11,185

11,070

10,799

10,321

9,986

Family

5,209

5,174

5,197

2,943

2,974

Female: Partners2

na

na

na

198

198

Hired

672

692

727

808

740

Family

424

408

451

366

343

Total full-time employees

17,490

17,344

17,174

17,294

16,669

Part-time employees:

         

Male: Partners2

na

na

na

458

494

Hired 1,794

1,873

1,918

2,128

2,014

 

Family

1,914

2,045

2,111

1,823

1,820

Female: Partners2

na

na

na

246

277

Hired 1,100

1,145

1,148

1,137

1,116

 

Family

990

1,028

1,115

1,019

980

Total part-time employees

5,798

6,091

6,292

6,811

6,701

Casual and seasonal employees:

         

Male

2,566

2,734

2,913

2,935

2,802

Female

755

746

658

705

641

Total casual and seasonal employees

3,321

3,480

3,571

3,640

3,443

Total employees

26,609

26,915

27,037

27,745

26,813

Total occupiers, spouses and employees

68,335

69,244

68,830

70,154

69,448

Source: Scottish Executive

1 Includes an estimate for minor holdings.
2 Data first collected in 1998.

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