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‹ Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - Agricultural Workers. Agricultural worker numbers
Summary
Farmwork employment, including farm family members, was estimated at 250,500 in 1973 and preliminarily 235,000 in 1976, a decline of 15,000.
asked the Taoiseach the number of agricultural workers employed in the country on 1st June, 1973, and 1st June, 1976.
Comment on this
The estimated number of males engaged in farmwork, including members of the farm family, was 250,500 on 1st June, 1973. A preliminary estimate of the corresponding figure for 1st June, 1976, is 235,000. This figure is subject to revision.
