Agriculture Workforce
The agricultural workforce in 2022 increased by 0.7% and was 471,000 people. Farmers, business partners, directors and spouses accounted for 64% of the total labour force.
Figure 2.5 Agricultural labour force on commercial holdings at June of each year (thousands)
Notes:
1. Part-time is defined as working less than 39 hours per week (England & Wales), 38 hours per week (Scotland) and 30 hours per week (N. Ireland)
2. Regular employees include salaried managers as not all UK countries collect separate estimates.
3. For labour force numbers in earlier years see Structure of the agricultural industry.
Source: June Surveys/Census of Agriculture
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The agricultural workforce in 2022 increased by 0.7% and was 471,000 people. Farmers, business partners, directors and spouses accounted for 64% of the total labour force.
Figure 2.5 Agricultural labour force on commercial holdings at June of each year (thousands)
Notes:
1. Part-time is defined as working less than 39 hours per week (England & Wales), 38 hours per week (Scotland) and 30 hours per week (N. Ireland)
2. Regular employees include salaried managers as not all UK countries collect separate estimates.
3. For labour force numbers in earlier years see Structure of the agricultural industry.
Source: June Surveys/Census of Agriculture
Download the full Structure of industry dataset
