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<p>The number of seasonal, casual or gang labourers on commercial agricultural holdings<sup>(a)</sup>
in the South West Region on 1 June in each of the last five years is shown in the
table below. County breakdowns are only available for 2013 and 2016, therefore figures
for Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly are included for these years only.</p><p> </p><p><strong>Seasonal,
casual or gang labour<sup>(b)</sup></strong></p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>
</p></td><td><p><strong>2013</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2014</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2015</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2016</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2017</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South
West Region</p></td><td><p>4429</p></td><td><p>5440</p></td><td><p>5744</p></td><td><p>5415</p></td><td><p>6757</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Cornwall
and Isles of Scilly</p></td><td><p>837</p></td><td><p>n/a</p></td><td><p>n/a</p></td><td><p>1221</p></td><td><p>n/a</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>
</p><p>n/a: not available</p><p>Source: Defra June Survey of Agriculture</p><p>(a)
Commercial holdings are those with significant levels of farming activity. These significant
levels are classified as any holding with more than 5 hectares of agricultural land,
1 hectare of orchards, 0.5 hectares of vegetables or 0.1 hectares of protected crops,
or more than 10 cows, 50 pigs, 20 sheep, 20 goats or 1,000 poultry.</p><p>(b) Seasonal,
casual or gang labour is defined as seasonal, casual and gang workers, including family
and non-family workers who are usually employed for less than 20 weeks of the year.</p><p>
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