Actual hours worked: index (2021 = 100) quarterly data in Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025)
Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025): Actual hours worked: index (2021 = 100) quarterly data was 109.3 in 2026. ▲ Rising
Actual hours worked in the main job - index (2021 = 100) - quarterly in Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025), 2009–2026
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
In 2026, actual hours worked in the main job - index (2021 = 100) - quarterly in Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025) stood at 109.3. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 6.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, actual hours worked in the main job - index (2021 = 100) - quarterly in Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025) peaked at 109.3 in 2026 and was at its lowest, 99.2, in 2013.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Actual hours worked: index (2021 = 100) quarterly data in Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 102.6 | — |
| 2010 | 101.8 | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 101.2 | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 99.4 | -1.8% |
| 2013 | 99.2 | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 101.2 | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 101.1 | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 103 | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 103.7 | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 105.1 | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 106.5 | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 99.4 | -6.7% |
| 2021 | 101.4 | +2.0% |
| 2022 | 104.2 | +2.8% |
| 2023 | 105.3 | +1.1% |
| 2024 | 107.4 | +2.0% |
| 2025 | 109.1 | +1.6% |
| 2026 | 109.3 | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 102.6 | 102.6 | 102.6 | 1 |
| 2010s | 102.22 | 99.2 | 106.5 | 10 |
| 2020s | 105.16 | 99.4 | 109.3 | 7 |
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- Population and employment - national accounts - quarterly data 352,747 (2026)
- Employment expectations indicators - monthly data 96.8 (2025)
- Labour productivity and unit labour costs - quarterly data 106.07 (2026)
- Population and employment - national accounts - annual data 352,140 (2025)
- Labour productivity and unit labour costs by industry 15.2 (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is actual hours worked in the main job - index (2021 = 100) - quarterly in Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025)?
- Actual hours worked in the main job - index (2021 = 100) - quarterly in Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025) was 109.3 in 2026, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest actual hours worked in the main job - index (2021 = 100) - quarterly recorded in Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025)?
- The highest recorded value was 109.3 in 2026.
- What is the lowest actual hours worked in the main job - index (2021 = 100) - quarterly recorded in Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025)?
- The lowest recorded value was 99.2 in 2013.
- How does Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025) rank for actual hours worked in the main job - index (2021 = 100) - quarterly?
- Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025) ranks 1st out of 3 regions with data for 2026.
- Is actual hours worked in the main job - index (2021 = 100) - quarterly rising or falling in Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025) data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Actual hours worked in the main job - index (2021 = 100) - quarterly data. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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