Statistics Norway

Sample survey of agriculture and forestry

2 Labour input in agriculture, by category of manpower and county. 1 000 man-hours. 2006/07*
  Total Holders and spouses Family members Regular and not regularly employees1
1998/99  151 442  115 072 16 773 19 598
2000/01  139 987  103 270 15 910 20 806
2002/03  131 667 94 787 14 356 22 526
2004/05  119 744 85 402 12 516 21 824
2006/07*  110 898 77 421 10 748 22 729
         
2006/07*        
Østfold 4 477 2 967  393 1 117
Akershus/Oslo 3 905 2 650  378  877
Hedmark 8 474 5 676  820 1 978
Oppland 12 534 8 379 1 170 2 985
Buskerud 4 601 3 137  350 1 114
Vestfold 3 502 2 025  234 1 243
Telemark 2 623 1 994  181  448
Aust-Agder 1 394  876  115  404
Vest-Agder 2 249 1 688  150  411
Rogaland 14 056 9 480 1 526 3 049
Hordaland 7 177 5 358  842  977
Sogn og Fjordane 8 495 6 249  976 1 271
Møre og Romsdal 8 418 6 041  966 1 412
Sør-Trøndelag 7 821 5 629  761 1 431
Nord-Trøndelag 9 592 6 545  849 2 199
Nordland 7 271 5 371  589 1 310
Troms Romsa 3 325 2 611  350  364
Finnmark Finnmárku  983  746 98  139
         
Type of farming        
Cereals and oil seeds 6 315 5 225  542  548
Other filed crops 4 202 3 022  375  805
Horticulture and permanent crops 8 736 2 983  564 5 189
Cattle - dairying 41 314 27 890 3 926 9 498
Cattle - rearing and fattening 6 988 5 617  680  691
Cattle - mixed 2 666 1 781  344  541
Sheep 14 006 11 622 1 591  793
Various grazing livestock 8 069 6 324  877  868
Granivores 4 611 3 260  405  946
Mixed cropping 2 430 1 312  223  895
Mixed livestock 4 722 3 314  531  876
Mixed crops - livestock 6 840 5 071  689 1 079
Not classified 0 0 0 0
         
Agricultural area in use        
   - 492 " 10 894 4 826  716 5 352
 50- 99 " 12 475 9 402 1 247 1 826
100-199 " 30 163 23 625 2 961 3 578
200-299 " 24 251 18 324 2 626 3 301
300-499 " 21 374 14 912 2 215 4 247
500-    " 11 740 6 332  983 4 425
1  Comprises also self-employed/firms.
2  Comprises also joint operations with milk production without agricultural area in use and some holdings with crop production in greenhouses.

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