Labour Statistics (Hansard, 2 February 1993)

§ Mr. Martyn Jones
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will list the current number of full-time equivalent jobs, including family labour, on every 100 acres on farms of(a) under 100 acres, (b) from 100 to 200 acres, (c) from 200 to 300 acres, (d) from 300 to 500 acres, (e) from 500 to 1,000 acres, (f) from 1,000 to 2,000 acres and (g) over 2,000 acres.
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§ Mr. Curry
The number of full-time equivalent jobs, including family labour, on every 100 acres on farms in England for the categories requested is shown in the table.

Number of full-time equivalent jobs¹ per 100 acres of total area on agricultural holdings²

Total area of holding (acres) Number

Under 100 3.7

100 - <200 1.4

200 - < 300 1.0

300 - < 500 0.9

500 - <1,000 0.7

1,000 - <2,000 0.6

2,000 and over 0.4

All holdings 1.3

¹ Includes all workers on the holding ie farmers, partners, directors, spouses, managers, regular family and hired workers, seasonal and casual workers with the exception of persons engaged as trainees under an official scheme and not paid AWB rates or more.

² Minor holdings are excluded.

Source: June 1992 Census of Agriculture and Horticulture.

§ Mr. Martyn Jones
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will give the current total labour force employed in agriculture and the equivalent figures for 1991, 1990, 1985, 1980, 1975 and 1965.

§ Mr. Curry
The total agricultural labour force on holdings in England as at June for each of the years requested is shown in the table:

Total agricultural labour force on holdings in England as at June each year

Year Total labour forec¹ (thousands)

^{2 3}1965 421.4

⁴1975 503.0

1980 523.8

1985 495.3

1990 455.9

1991 445.0

1992 440.2

¹ Includes all workers on the holding i.e. farmers, partners, directors, spouses, managers, regular family and hired workers, seasonal and casual workers with the exception of persons engaged as trainees under an official scheme and not paid AWB rates or more.

² Data for 1965 exclude occupiers or principal partners and their wives.

³ Workers on holdings of less than 1 acre are excluded.

⁴ Data for 1975 exclude spouses (doing farm work) of farmers, partners and directors on main holdings.

Number of full-time equivalent jobs¹ per 100 acres of total area on agricultural holdings²
Total area of holding (acres)	Number
Under 100	3.7
100 - <200	1.4
200 - < 300	1.0
300 - < 500	0.9
500 - <1,000	0.7
1,000 - <2,000	0.6
2,000 and over	0.4
All holdings	1.3
¹ Includes all workers on the holding ie farmers, partners, directors, spouses, managers, regular family and hired workers, seasonal and casual workers with the exception of persons engaged as trainees under an official scheme and not paid AWB rates or more.
² Minor holdings are excluded.

Total agricultural labour force on holdings in England as at June each year
Year	Total labour forec¹ (thousands)
^{2 3}1965	421.4
⁴1975	503.0
1980	523.8
1985	495.3
1990	455.9
1991	445.0
1992	440.2
¹ Includes all workers on the holding i.e. farmers, partners, directors, spouses, managers, regular family and hired workers, seasonal and casual workers with the exception of persons engaged as trainees under an official scheme and not paid AWB rates or more.
² Data for 1965 exclude occupiers or principal partners and their wives.
³ Workers on holdings of less than 1 acre are excluded.
⁴ Data for 1975 exclude spouses (doing farm work) of farmers, partners and directors on main holdings.