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 Volume of labour force of permanent workers by agricultural holding (AWU)
Characteristic Description
Name Volume of labour force of permanent workers by agricultural holding (AWU) by Geographic localization (NUTS - 2013) and Typology; Irregular
Regularity Irregular
Source Statistics Portugal, Base agricultural statistics
First available period 2009
Last available period 2019
Dimensions
  • Data reference period
  • Geographic localization (NUTS - 2013)
  • Typology
Concepts
  • REGULAR WORKER:  A salaried worker that regularly works on the holding during the agricultural year, i.e. every day, a few days per week or a few days per month.
  • AGRICULTURAL HOLDING TYPE OF FARMING:  Characteristic of the agricultural holding which is determined by the type of its production system and defined by the relative contribution of the standard outputs of the different activities to the total standard output, according to three levels: general FT (9), principal FT (21) and special FT (62).
  • ANNUAL WORK UNIT (A.W.U.):  A unit of measure corresponding to the work performed by 1 person on a full-time basis over a year, measured in hours (1 AWU = 240 working days of 8 hours each).
  • AGRICULTURAL HOLDING:  Technical-economic unit that uses common production factors such as labour, machinery, facilities, land, among others, fulfilling the following four conditions: 1) yield agricultural products or maintain, in good agricultural and environmental conditions, the lands that are no longer used for productive purposes; 2) reach or exceed a certain size (in area or number of animals); 3) be subject to a single management; 4) be located in a well-defined and identifiable area.
  • REFERENCE PERIOD:  The length of time for which data are collected, e.g. a specific day, month or year.
Formule Volume of labour force of permanent workers/ Number of agricultural holdings with permanent workers
Measure unit (symbol) Annual work unit (AWU)
Power of 10  0
Observations
Last update date 31/03/2021


information presented in 18/5/2024