1   Labour input on holdings1.1928/29-2000/01. Million man-hours2 (Corrected 22 Mars 2002 kl. 1400)
Year Labour input, total Labour input executed by self-employd persons/firms Labour input executed by males Labour input executed by females
Total Holders and spouses/cohabitants Workers Total Holders and spouses/cohabitants Workers
Family members Hired workers Family members Hired workers
  Million man-hours
1928/293 1 291 .. 594 294 197 104 697 387 207 104
1938/393 1 337 .. 637 310 206 121 700 391 206 103
1948/493 1 169 .. 549 314 153 81 620 399 169 53
1958/593 876 .. 415 277 88 51 461 358 81 22
1961/623 823 .. 381 255 85 41 442 356 69 16
1965/663 711 .. 330 235 65 31 381 320 50 11
                     
1968/694 403 .. 280 212 68          123 101 22         
1971/724 320 .. 235 182 52          85 70 15         
1975/764 283 .. 207 164 28 14 76 64 9 4
1979/804 262 .. 194 151 27 16 68 56 8 4
1982/834 245 .. 184 143 26 15 61 49 8 4
1985/864 230 .. 171 129 26 16 59 45 8 6
1989/904 195 .. 147 114 19 14 48 37 7 4
1992/934 181 .. 138 106 17 14 43 32 6 4
1994/954 179 .. 136 104 17 15 43 33 6 4
1996/974 169 .. 128 100 15 13 41 32 5 4
1998/995 166 2 124 96 14 14 40 30 5 5
2000/01*5 150 2 113 87 13 13 35 27 5 4
1  Refers to holdings with at least 5 decares agricultural area in use until 1996/97. As from 1998/99 common herds etc. with less than 5 decares agricultural area in use are included. Labour input in forestry and outfield activities are included.
2  The figures for man-hours 1928/29-1971/72 are converted from man-days. The base is man-hours per man-day in 1975/76.
3  Including household work.
4  Excluding household work.
5  Excluding household work. Including labour input in agriculture and horticulture executed by self-employed persons or firms.
Source: Agricultural Statistic, Statistics Norway.

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