Economic Report on Scottish Agriculture 2011 Edition

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Table C19 Number of occupiers and employees by Less Favoured Area category, June 2010

LFA(1)

Non- LFA

Total

Working occupiers:

number

number

number

Full-time

6,377

3,109

9,486

Part-time: Half time or more

3,014

1,062

4,076

Less than half time

10,516

3,706

14,222

Total working occupiers

19,907

7,887

27,784

Working wife/husband of occupier

9,324

3,843

13,167

Full-time employees:

Male: Partners

1,409

1,021

2,430

Hired

3,629

4,178

7,807

Family

1,365

768

2,133

Female: Partners

240

127

367

Hired

389

667

1,056

Family

263

128

391

Total full-time employees

7,295

6,889

14,184

Part-time employees:

Male: Partners

360

228

588

Hired

1,118

986

2,104

Family

1,207

388

1,595

Female: Partners

164

119

283

Hired

571

640

1,211

Family

577

238

815

Total part-time employees

3,997

2,599

6,596

Casual and seasonal employees:

Male

1,262

2,493

3,755

Female

274

1,844

2,118

Total casual and seasonal employees

1,536

4,337

5,873

Total employees

12,828

13,825

26,653

Total workforce
(including occupiers and spouses)

42,059

25,555

67,604

(1) A holding is classified as LFA if 50% or more of its land is assessed as being disadvantaged or severely disadvantaged for subsidy purposes.

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