Actual hours worked in the main job - index (2021 = 100) - quarterly in Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025)
Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025): Actual hours worked in the main job - index (2021 = 100) - quarterly was 108.3 Index, 2021=100 in 2026. ▲ Rising
Latest (2026)
108.3 Index, 2021=100
Change on year
down 0.7%
Rank
1st
of 3 regions
All-time high
109.1 Index, 2021=100
in 2025
All-time low
99.2 Index, 2021=100
in 2013
Years of data
18
2009–2026
Actual hours worked in the main job - index (2021 = 100) - quarterly in Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025), 2009–2026
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Index, 2021=100.
Analysis
In 2026, actual hours worked in the main job - index (2021 = 100) - quarterly in Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025) stood at 108.3 Index, 2021=100.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.7% on the previous year and up 5.1% 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 109.1 Index, 2021=100 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 99.2 Index, 2021=100, in 2013.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Actual hours worked in the main job - index (2021 = 100) - quarterly in Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025), year by year
| Year | Index, 2021=100 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 102.6 Index, 2021=100 | — |
| 2010 | 101.8 Index, 2021=100 | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 101.2 Index, 2021=100 | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 99.4 Index, 2021=100 | -1.8% |
| 2013 | 99.2 Index, 2021=100 | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 101.2 Index, 2021=100 | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 101.1 Index, 2021=100 | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 103 Index, 2021=100 | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 103.7 Index, 2021=100 | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 105.1 Index, 2021=100 | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 106.5 Index, 2021=100 | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 99.4 Index, 2021=100 | -6.7% |
| 2021 | 101.4 Index, 2021=100 | +2.0% |
| 2022 | 104.2 Index, 2021=100 | +2.8% |
| 2023 | 105.3 Index, 2021=100 | +1.1% |
| 2024 | 107.4 Index, 2021=100 | +2.0% |
| 2025 | 109.1 Index, 2021=100 | +1.6% |
| 2026 | 108.3 Index, 2021=100 | -0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 102.6 Index, 2021=100 | 102.6 Index, 2021=100 | 102.6 Index, 2021=100 | 1 |
| 2010s | 102.22 Index, 2021=100 | 99.2 Index, 2021=100 | 106.5 Index, 2021=100 | 10 |
| 2020s | 105.01 Index, 2021=100 | 99.4 Index, 2021=100 | 109.1 Index, 2021=100 | 7 |
Countries ranked near Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025)
More work & labour data for Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025)
- Employment expectations indicators - monthly data 96.8 Index (2025)
- Population and employment - national accounts - quarterly data 352,767 Thousand persons (2026)
- Employment by main industry (NACE Rev.2) - national accounts 67.24 million Thousand hours worked (2026)
- Labour productivity and unit labour costs - quarterly data 104.36 Index, 2020=100 (2026)
- Population and employment - national accounts - annual data 352,258 Thousand persons (2025)
- Labour productivity and unit labour costs by industry 15.3 Euro (2025)
- Labour productivity and unit labour costs - annual data 51,903 Euro (2025)
- Employment by main industry (NACE Rev.2) - national accounts - annual 267.01 million Thousand hours worked (2025)
- Employment by detailed industry (NACE Rev.2) - national accounts 265.89 million Thousand hours worked (2024)
- Labour input in construction - quarterly data 107.7 Index, 2021=100 (2026)
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 108.3 Index, 2021=100 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 109.1 Index, 2021=100 in 2025.
- 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 Index, 2021=100 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 5.1%. 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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