International Comparison of Work Hours

 

Country

 

Weekly work hours Weeks of holidays and vacations Unemployment rate
Slovak Republic 41.4 6.9 17.4
Czech Republic 40.4 6.2 7.8
Hungary 40.3 6.3 5.9
Greece 40.2 6.7 9.5
Poland 40.2 6.2 19.6
Portugal 39.3 7.3 6.4
Spain 38.6 7.0 11.3
Luxemburg 37.3 7.5 3.8
Italy 37.2 7.9 8.8
United Kingdom 37.2 6.5 5.0
Finland 36.9 7.0 9.1
Austria 36.6 7.2 5.7
Sweden 36.0 6.8 4.9
Ireland 35.8 5.7 4.7
Belgium 35.7 7.1 8.1
France 35.2 7.0 9.7
Germany 35.2 7.8 8.7
Denmark 34.8 7.4 5.6
Norway 34.8 6.5 4.5
Netherlands 30.1 7.5 3.5
Source: Know, N. (2004, July 27). Longer workweeks likely in Europe, USA Today, 4B (data for the article came from the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development)

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