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 Volume of agricultural labour force (AWU)
Characteristic Description
Name Volume of agricultural labour force (AWU) by Geographic localization (Members States of the European Union); Irregular
Regularity Irregular
Source Statistics Portugal, Agricultural holding structure survey
First available period 1990
Last available period 2007
Dimensions
  • Data reference period
  • Geographic localization (Members States of the European Union)
Concepts
  • 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.
  • 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).
  • REFERENCE PERIOD:  The length of time for which data are collected, e.g. a specific day, month or year.
Measure unit (symbol) Annual work unit (AWU)
Power of 10  3
Observations
Last update date 24/08/2010


information presented in 2/5/2024