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: |
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|
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: |
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|
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: |
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|
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.