The following table shows the number of farmers and total agricultural work force in (a) Ribble Valley, (b) the North West and (c) England and the proportion of the total UK work force they made up for 1992-2006. These are the figures that are most readily available. Figures for Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland fall under the jurisdiction of the devolved authorities.
(a) Ribble Valley Farmers As percentage of total UK work force Agricultural labour As percentage of total UK work force 1992 1,277 0.00 1,861 0.01 1993 1,309 0.00 1,884 0.01. 1994 1,290 0.00 1,887 0.01 1995 1,253 0.00 1,818 0.01 1996 1,266 0.00 1,803 0.01 1997 1,253 0.00 1,797 0.01 1998 1,255 0.00 1,795 0.01 1999 1,245 0.00 1,728 0.01 2000 1,274 0.00 1,646 0.01 2001 1,323 0.00 1,697 0.01 2002 1,278 0.00 1,639 0.01 2003 1,218 0.00 1— 1— 2004 1,254 0.00 1,633 0.01 2005 1,243 0.00 1,576 0.01 2006 1,251 0.00 1,576 0.01
Farmers As percentage of total UK work force Agricultural labour As percentage of total UK work force 1992 27,402 0.10 46,312 0.17 1993 27,605 0.10 46,147 0.17 1994 27,504 0.10 46,155 0.17 1995 26,461 0.09 45,148 0.16 1996 26,412 0.09 45,026 0.16 1997 26,199 0.09 44,593 0.16 1998 26,536 0.09 44,280 0.15 1999 26,024 0.09 42,020 0.14 2000 27,548 0.09 41,696 0.14 2001 28,670 0.10 42,413 0.14 2002 27,392 0.09 40,317 0.13 2003 26,601 0.09 38,340 0.13 2004 27,065 0.09 39,347 0.13 2005 26,824 0.09 39,097 0.13 2006 27,113 0.09 39,016 0.12
Farmers As percentage of total UK work force Agricultural labour As percentage of total UK work force 1992 213,337 0.8 420,074 1.5 1993 216,094 0.8 417,619 1.5 1994 215,010 0.8 410,809 1.5 1995 208,050 0.7 400,887 1.4 1996 207,807 0.7 396,786 1.4 1997 206,421 0.7 393,105 1.4 1998 208,156 0.7 396,557 1.4 1999 203,362 0.7 379,018 1.3 2000 220,934 0.7 374,291 1.3 2001 233,738 0.8 386,732 1.3 2002 225,521 0.7 371,824 1.2 2003 219,123 0.7 354,381 1.2 2004 224,449 0.7 367,585 1.2 2005 223,008 0.7 364,891 1.2 2006 223,769 0.7 361,017 1.1 1 Suppressed to maintain confidentiality. 2003 data for total labour in Ribble Valley are taken from a larger published dataset and have been suppressed to protect a total in another area where the value refers to a small number of holdings only. Notes: 1. Figures prior to 2000 cover main holdings only. Figures from 2000 onwards include main and minor holdings. A minor holding has to meet all the following conditions: (a) have a total area of less than six hectares (b) a total labour requirement of less than 100 standard person days (c) no regular full-time farmer or worker (d) a glasshouse area of less than a 100 square metres (e) the occupier does not farm another holding 2. Estimates have been made for holdings not selected or not responding. 3. Office of National Statistics total labour force figures include all work force categories (employed, self-employed, HM forces and Government supported trainees). 4. Agricultural labour force includes: (a) principal farmers, spouses and business partners (b) salaried managers, regular and casual/gang workers 5. Due to the introduction of new questions in 1998 figures prior to this year are not directly comparable with earlier years’ results. 6. Due to a register improvement exercise in 2001 labour figures prior to this are not directly comparable with later results. Sources: 1. June Agricultural Survey 2. Office for National Statistics