Actual hours worked: index (2021 = 100) quarterly data in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026)
Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026): Actual hours worked: index (2021 = 100) quarterly data was 109 in 2026. ▲ Rising
Actual hours worked in the main job - index (2021 = 100) - quarterly in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026), 2009–2026
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
The most recent figure for actual hours worked in the main job - index (2021 = 100) - quarterly in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) is 109, measured in 2026. 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 5.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, actual hours worked in the main job - index (2021 = 100) - quarterly in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) peaked at 109 in 2026 and was at its lowest, 99.3, 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 – 21 countries (from 2026), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 102.8 | — |
| 2010 | 101.9 | -0.9% |
| 2011 | 101.3 | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 99.4 | -1.9% |
| 2013 | 99.3 | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 101.3 | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 101.3 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 103.1 | +1.8% |
| 2017 | 103.9 | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 105.2 | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 106.5 | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 99.4 | -6.7% |
| 2021 | 101.3 | +1.9% |
| 2022 | 104.2 | +2.9% |
| 2023 | 105.2 | +1.0% |
| 2024 | 107.2 | +1.9% |
| 2025 | 108.8 | +1.5% |
| 2026 | 109 | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 102.8 | 102.8 | 102.8 | 1 |
| 2010s | 102.32 | 99.3 | 106.5 | 10 |
| 2020s | 105.01 | 99.4 | 109 | 7 |
Countries ranked near Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026)
More work & labour data for Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026)
- Employed persons by job tenure and NUTS 2 region 164,734 (2025)
- Labour force by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region 175,909 (2025)
- Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level 75.6 (2025)
- Population in private households by citizenship, labour status and 266,547 (2025)
- Employed persons by NUTS 2 region 164,734 (2025)
- Employment rates by educational attainment level, country of birth 70.7 (2025)
- Employed persons by professional status and NUTS 2 region 164,734 (2025)
- Average actual weekly hours worked in the main job of persons who 34.9 (2025)
- Employed persons by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region 164,734 (2025)
- Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level 75.6 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is actual hours worked in the main job - index (2021 = 100) - quarterly in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026)?
- Actual hours worked in the main job - index (2021 = 100) - quarterly in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) was 109 in 2026, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest actual hours worked in the main job - index (2021 = 100) - quarterly recorded in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026)?
- The highest recorded value was 109 in 2026.
- What is the lowest actual hours worked in the main job - index (2021 = 100) - quarterly recorded in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026)?
- The lowest recorded value was 99.3 in 2013.
- How does Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) rank for actual hours worked in the main job - index (2021 = 100) - quarterly?
- Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) ranks 2nd 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 – 21 countries (from 2026)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) 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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