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  111 648 77 332 10 780 23 536
         
2006/07        
Østfold 4 529 2 979  410 1 139
Akershus/Oslo 3 919 2 654  375  890
Hedmark 8 497 5 696  821 1 980
Oppland 12 489 8 336 1 178 2 975
Buskerud 4 623 3 106  347 1 170
Vestfold 3 529 2 035  237 1 257
Telemark 2 657 2 026  184  447
Aust-Agder 1 501  887  101  512
Vest-Agder 2 334 1 707  156  472
Rogaland 14 093 9 429 1 526 3 138
Hordaland 7 258 5 337  841 1 080
Sogn og Fjordane 8 540 6 224  988 1 327
Møre og Romsdal 8 331 5 957  952 1 422
Sør-Trøndelag 7 875 5 578  749 1 548
Nord-Trøndelag 9 716 6 587  857 2 272
Nordland 7 387 5 400  602 1 385
Troms Romsa 3 379 2 633  357  389
Finnmark Finnmárku  991  759  100  132
         
Type of farming        
Cereals and oil seeds 6 286 5 201  542  543
Other filed crops 4 284 3 019  379  886
Horticulture and permanent crops 10 192 3 544  626 6 022
Cattle - dairying 40 821 27 563 3 887 9 371
Cattle - rearing and fattening 6 759 5 409  644  706
Cattle - mixed 2 837 1 960  375  502
Sheep 14 165 11 746 1 606  814
Various grazing livestock 8 348 6 424  912 1 012
Granivores 4 774 3 348  418 1 008
Mixed cropping 2 369 1 287  205  876
Mixed livestock 4 676 3 325  550  801
Mixed crops - livestock 6 137 4 505  636  995
Not classified 0 0 0 0
         
Agricultural area in use        
   - 492 " 11 884 5 057  732 6 095
 50- 99 " 12 415 9 273 1 257 1 885
100-199 " 30 187 23 587 3 030 3 570
200-299 " 24 217 18 292 2 619 3 307
300-499 " 21 332 14 855 2 191 4 286
500-    " 11 614 6 269  952 4 393
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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