Abstract of Scottish Agricultural Statistics 1982 to 2005
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Employees
number
| Year | Male workers |
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Regular staff | Casual and seasonal | Total regular and casual |
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Full-time | Part-time |
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20 years and over (a) | Under 20 years old (a) | Business partners (b) | Hired | Members of occupier's family | Total full-time | Business partners (b) | Hired | Members of occupier's family |
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Hired | Members of occupier's family | Total adults | Hired | Members of occupier's family | Total youths |
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1982 | 16,484 | 5,498 | 21,982 | 2,352 | 1,331 | 3,683 | ~ | 18,836 | 6,829 | 25,665 | ~ | 2,007 | 1,598 | 3,630 | 32,900 |
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1983 | 16,125 | 5,678 | 21,803 | 2,274 | 1,240 | 3,514 | ~ | 18,399 | 6,918 | 25,317 | ~ | 1,864 | 1,570 | 3,154 | 31,905 |
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1984 | 15,505 | 5,638 | 21,143 | 1,988 | 1,191 | 3,179 | ~ | 17,493 | 6,829 | 24,322 | ~ | 1,883 | 1,564 | 2,767 | 30,536 |
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1985 | 15,252 | 5,743 | 20,995 | 1,756 | 1,060 | 2,816 | ~ | 17,008 | 6,803 | 23,811 | ~ | 1,889 | 1,569 | 2,648 | 29,917 |
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1986 | 14,232 | 5,663 | 19,895 | 1,516 | 983 | 2,499 | ~ | 15,748 | 6,646 | 22,394 | ~ | 1,724 | 1,623 | 2,607 | 28,348 |
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1987 | 13,474 | 5,605 | 19,079 | 1,347 | 902 | 2,249 | ~ | 14,821 | 6,507 | 21,328 | ~ | 1,674 | 1,615 | 2,328 | 26,945 |
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1988 | 13,009 | 5,514 | 18,523 | 1,255 | 833 | 2,088 | ~ | 14,264 | 6,347 | 20,611 | ~ | 1,636 | 1,580 | 2,395 | 26,222 |
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1989 | 12,617 | 5,323 | 17,940 | 1,095 | 719 | 1,814 | ~ | 13,712 | 6,042 | 19,754 | ~ | 1,528 | 1,620 | 2,334 | 25,236 |
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1990 | 12,156 | 5,413 | 17,569 | 1,017 | 661 | 1,678 | ~ | 13,173 | 6,074 | 19,247 | ~ | 1,692 | 1,756 | 2,506 | 25,201 |
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1991 | 11,701 | 5,240 | 16,941 | 866 | 595 | 1,461 | ~ | 12,567 | 5,835 | 18,402 | ~ | 1,680 | 1,753 | 2,198 | 24,033 |
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1992 | 11,369 | 5,204 | 16,573 | 716 | 515 | 1,231 | ~ | 12,085 | 5,719 | 17,804 | ~ | 1,669 | 1,775 | 2,322 | 23,570 |
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1993 | 11,025 | 5,069 | 16,094 | 671 | 484 | 1,155 | ~ | 11,696 | 5,553 | 17,249 | ~ | 1,785 | 1,851 | 2,222 | 23,107 |
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1994 | 10,736 | 4,882 | 15,618 | 667 | 479 | 1,146 | ~ | 11,403 | 5,361 | 16,764 | ~ | 1,829 | 1,784 | 2,450 | 22,827 |
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1995 | 10,505 | 4,756 | 15,261 | 680 | 453 | 1,133 | ~ | 11,185 | 5,209 | 16,394 | ~ | 1,794 | 1,914 | 2,566 | 22,668 |
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1996 | 10,441 | 4,718 | 15,159 | 629 | 456 | 1,085 | ~ | 11,070 | 5,174 | 16,244 | ~ | 1,873 | 2,045 | 2,734 | 22,896 |
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1997 | 10,136 | 4,749 | 14,885 | 663 | 448 | 1,111 | ~ | 10,799 | 5,197 | 15,996 | ~ | 1,918 | 2,111 | 2,913 | 22,938 |
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1998 | ~ | ~ | ~ | ~ | ~ | ~ | 2,658 | 10,321 | 2,943 | 15,922 | 458 | 2,128 | 1,823 | 2,935 | 23,266 |
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1999 | ~ | ~ | ~ | ~ | ~ | ~ | 2,428 | 9,954 | 2,980 | 15,362 | 494 | 2,024 | 1,842 | 2,795 | 22,517 |
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2000 | ~ | ~ | ~ | ~ | ~ | ~ | 2,251 | 9,603 | 3,067 | 14,921 | 468 | 2,125 | 1,847 | 2,914 | 22,275 |
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2001 | ~ | ~ | ~ | ~ | ~ | ~ | 2,275 | 9,179 | 2,959 | 14,413 | 464 | 2,192 | 1,879 | 2,840 | 21,788 |
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2002 | ~ | ~ | ~ | ~ | ~ | ~ | 2,323 | 8,812 | 2,581 | 13,716 | 553 | 2,146 | 1,868 | 3,049 | 21,332 |
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2003 | ~ | ~ | ~ | ~ | ~ | ~ | 2,197 | 8,403 | 2,582 | 13,182 | 568 | 2,236 | 1,864 | 3,184 | 21,034 |
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2004 | ~ | ~ | ~ | ~ | ~ | ~ | 2,142 | 8,238 | 2,473 | 12,853 | 563 | 2,192 | 1,841 | 3,155 | 20,604 |
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2005 | ~ | ~ | ~ | ~ | ~ | ~ | 2,118 | 7,823 | 2,284 | 12,225 | 608 | 2,188 | 1,958 | 3,333 | 20,312 |
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(a) Males over and under 20 years old ceased to be collected in 1998.
(b) Business partners doing farm work in legal partnership first collected in 1998.
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number
| Year | Female workers | Male and female workers |
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Regular staff | Casual and seasonal | Total regular and casual | Regular staff | Casual and seasonal | Total regular staff and casual and seasonal |
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Full-time | Part-time | Full-time | Part-time |
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Business partners (a) | Hired | Members of occupier's family | Business partners (a) | Hired | Members of occupier's family | Business partners (a) | Hired | Members of occupier's family | Business partners (a) | Hired | Members of occupier's family |
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1982 | ~ | 872 | 718 | ~ | 1,468 | 966 | 1,217 | 5,241 | ~ | 19,708 | 7,547 | ~ | 3,475 | 2,564 | 4,847 | 38,141 |
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1983 | ~ | 845 | 687 | ~ | 1,470 | 988 | 1,122 | 5,112 | ~ | 19,244 | 7,605 | ~ | 3,334 | 2,558 | 4,276 | 37,017 |
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1984 | ~ | 812 | 675 | ~ | 1,337 | 938 | 1,080 | 4,842 | ~ | 18,305 | 7,504 | ~ | 3,220 | 2,502 | 3,847 | 35,378 |
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1985 | ~ | 826 | 631 | ~ | 1,337 | 974 | 1,119 | 4,887 | ~ | 17,834 | 7,434 | ~ | 3,226 | 2,543 | 3,767 | 34,804 |
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1986 | ~ | 674 | 603 | ~ | 1,271 | 937 | 805 | 4,290 | ~ | 16,422 | 7,249 | ~ | 2,995 | 2,560 | 3,412 | 32,638 |
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1987 | ~ | 679 | 557 | ~ | 1,272 | 922 | 776 | 4,206 | ~ | 15,500 | 7,064 | ~ | 2,946 | 2,537 | 3,104 | 31,151 |
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1988 | ~ | 699 | 551 | ~ | 1,187 | 881 | 803 | 4,121 | ~ | 14,963 | 6,898 | ~ | 2,823 | 2,461 | 3,198 | 30,343 |
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1989 | ~ | 656 | 525 | ~ | 1,179 | 870 | 794 | 4,024 | ~ | 14,368 | 6,567 | ~ | 2,707 | 2,490 | 3,128 | 29,260 |
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1990 | ~ | 613 | 562 | ~ | 1,220 | 964 | 882 | 4,241 | ~ | 13,786 | 6,636 | ~ | 2,912 | 2,720 | 3,388 | 29,442 |
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1991 | ~ | 676 | 524 | ~ | 1,233 | 978 | 737 | 4,148 | ~ | 13,243 | 6,359 | ~ | 2,913 | 2,731 | 2,935 | 28,181 |
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1992 | ~ | 724 | 560 | ~ | 1,138 | 1,048 | 711 | 4,181 | ~ | 12,809 | 6,279 | ~ | 2,807 | 2,823 | 3,033 | 27,751 |
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1993 | ~ | 707 | 536 | ~ | 1,159 | 1,053 | 700 | 4,155 | ~ | 12,403 | 6,089 | ~ | 2,944 | 2,904 | 2,922 | 27,262 |
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1994 | ~ | 679 | 481 | ~ | 1,147 | 966 | 718 | 3,991 | ~ | 12,082 | 5,842 | ~ | 2,976 | 2,750 | 3,168 | 26,818 |
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1995 | ~ | 672 | 424 | ~ | 1,100 | 990 | 755 | 3,941 | ~ | 11,857 | 5,633 | ~ | 2,894 | 2,904 | 3,321 | 26,609 |
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1996 | ~ | 692 | 408 | ~ | 1,145 | 1,028 | 746 | 4,019 | ~ | 11,762 | 5,582 | ~ | 3,018 | 3,073 | 3,480 | 26,915 |
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1997 | ~ | 727 | 451 | ~ | 1,148 | 1,115 | 658 | 4,099 | ~ | 11,526 | 5,648 | ~ | 3,066 | 3,226 | 3,571 | 27,037 |
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1998 | 198 | 808 | 366 | 246 | 1,137 | 1,019 | 705 | 4,479 | 2,856 | 11,129 | 3,309 | 704 | 3,265 | 2,842 | 3,640 | 27,745 |
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1999 | 198 | 737 | 342 | 277 | 1,116 | 985 | 639 | 4,294 | 2,626 | 10,691 | 3,322 | 771 | 3,140 | 2,827 | 3,434 | 26,811 |
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2000 | 190 | 774 | 390 | 242 | 1,170 | 1,016 | 751 | 4,533 | 2,441 | 10,377 | 3,457 | 710 | 3,295 | 2,863 | 3,665 | 26,808 |
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2001 | 194 | 814 | 364 | 265 | 1,196 | 990 | 749 | 4,572 | 2,469 | 9,993 | 3,323 | 729 | 3,388 | 2,869 | 3,589 | 26,360 |
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2002 | 254 | 823 | 336 | 279 | 1,115 | 961 | 898 | 4,666 | 2,577 | 9,635 | 2,917 | 832 | 3,261 | 2,829 | 3,947 | 25,998 |
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2003 | 258 | 739 | 331 | 274 | 1,118 | 979 | 1,039 | 4,738 | 2,455 | 9,142 | 2,913 | 842 | 3,354 | 2,843 | 4,223 | 25,772 |
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2004 | 248 | 807 | 345 | 294 | 1,114 | 918 | 1,072 | 4,798 | 2,390 | 9,045 | 2,818 | 857 | 3,306 | 2,759 | 4,227 | 25,402 |
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2005 | 210 | 815 | 349 | 245 | 994 | 950 | 1,301 | 4,864 | 2,328 | 8,638 | 2,633 | 853 | 3,182 | 2,908 | 4,634 | 25,176 |
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(a) Business partners doing farm work in legal partnership first collected in 1998.
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