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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 - 2001) and Typology (FT 96); Irregular
Regularity Irregular
Source Statistics Portugal, Agricultural holding structure survey
First available period 1989
Last available period 2007
Dimensions
  • Data reference period
  • Geographic localization (NUTS - 2001)
  • Typology (FT 96)
Concepts
  • REFERENCE PERIOD:  Period to which the information refers and which may be a specific day or a time interval (month, fiscal year, calendar year, among others).
  • 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.
  • REGULAR WORKER:  Person who carried out work on the holding during the agricultural year on regular basis, i. e., every day, a few days a week or a few days a month.
  • 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).
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 10/12/2024


information presented in 5/11/2025