§ 23. Major Sir C. MORRISON-BELLasked the Minister of Labour the number of agricultural workers now employed on the land in England and
| — | 1908. | 1913. | 1921. | 1923. | ||
| Regular Workers. | ||||||
| Males | … | … | 508,000 | 508,000 | 612,000 | 566,000 |
| Women and Girls | … | … | 68,000 | 43,000 | 73,000 | 59,000 |
| Casual Workers. | ||||||
| Males | … | … | 114,000 | 78,000 | 131,000 | 104,000 |
| Women and Girls | … | … | 32,000 | 22,000 | 53,000 | 43,000 |
| Total | … | … | 722,000 | 651,000 | 869,000 | 772,000 |
§ Note.—The figures for 1908 and 1913 do not include members of the occupier's family; those for 1921 and 1923 do not include the occupier and his wife, but include other members of the family working on the holding.
§ Returns of the number of workers employed on agricultural holdings have not been collected by the Ministry in other years.