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- Dairy Cattle Farming has the third-largest workforce among Muka Tangata industries, employing over 45,000 workers. However, the industry’s workforce has been gradually declining since 2019.
- Around one third of the Dairy workforce are either employers or self-employed, and this has remained relatively stable.
- Over half the Dairy farming workforce are Dairy Cattle Farmers, with one-fifth being Farm Workers, while the rest are in various supporting roles.
