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  • The overall size of the Nursery, Turf and Gardening workforce has remained relatively stable since 2017, with a small increase in 2022. 
  • Gardening Services has the most workers with a high proportion (around half) working as an employer or in self-employment in 2022, although this has steadily declined since 2015.
  • Within the Nursery, Turf and Gardening industry group, census data shows that the top occupations by number of workers are Gardener and Garden Labourer, which sit within the Gardening Services workforce.

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