Average actual weekly hours worked in the second job of persons who worked in this job during the reference week by professional status, economic activity and full-time/part-time employment in the first job (NACE Rev. 1.1) (1998-2008) - quarterly data by country

Countries reporting
40
Highest
18.2 Hour
Greece
Lowest
10 Hour
Germany
Median
12.9 Hour
Years covered
11
1998–2008
Data points
438

What the numbers show

Average actual weekly hours worked in the second job of persons who worked in this job during the reference week by professional status, economic activity and full-time/part-time employment in the first job (NACE Rev. 1.1) (1998-2008) - quarterly data is currently reported for 40 countries. The highest value is 18.2 Hour in Greece; the lowest is 10 Hour in Germany.

The median across all reporting countries is 12.9 Hour, and the mean is 13.34 Hour.

The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 2.

Over the past decade 6 countries rose and 33 fell. The largest increase was in Denmark (up 6.4%), and the largest decrease in Malta (down 37.0%).

Average actual weekly hours worked in the second job of persons who: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Greece 18.2 Hour 2008 down 6.7% falling
2 Latvia 17.3 Hour 2008 down 3.9% flat
2 Latvia 17.3 Hour 2008 down 3.9% flat
4 Ireland 16.6 Hour 2008 down 10.8% falling
5 Norway 15.1 Hour 2008 down 28.1% falling
5 Slovenia 15.1 Hour 2008 down 17.0% falling
5 Spain 15.1 Hour 2008 down 4.4% flat
5 Slovenia 15.1 Hour 2008 down 17.0% falling
9 Malta 14.8 Hour 2008 down 37.0% falling
9 Lithuania 14.8 Hour 2008 down 22.1% falling
9 Lithuania 14.8 Hour 2008 down 22.1% falling
12 Estonia 14.6 Hour 2008 down 19.3% falling
12 Bulgaria 14.6 Hour 2008 down 13.6% falling
12 Estonia 14.6 Hour 2008 down 19.3% falling
15 Czechia 14.5 Hour 2008 up 5.8% rising
16 Hungary 14.4 Hour 2008 down 4.0% falling
17 Romania 13.7 Hour 2008 down 26.3% falling
18 Cyprus 13.4 Hour 2008 down 10.1% flat
18 Portugal 13.4 Hour 2008 down 2.9% falling
20 Italy 12.9 Hour 2008 down 3.0% flat
20 Poland 12.9 Hour 2008 down 16.8% falling
20 Poland 12.9 Hour 2008 down 16.8% falling
23 Finland 12.8 Hour 2008 down 9.9% flat
24 Slovakia 12.7 Hour 2008 down 3.8% falling
24 Slovakia 12.7 Hour 2008 down 3.8% falling
26 Croatia 12.5 Hour 2008 down 22.8% falling
26 Croatia 12.5 Hour 2008 down 22.8% falling
28 Austria 12.4 Hour 2008 down 12.7% flat
29 Belgium 12 Hour 2008 down 8.4% falling
30 Luxembourg 11.7 Hour 2008 down 18.8% falling
31 Denmark 11.6 Hour 2008 up 6.4% rising
32 France 11.5 Hour 2008 down 10.9% falling
33 Sweden 11.3 Hour 2008 unchanged flat
34 Netherlands 10.8 Hour 2008 up 4.9% rising
34 Netherlands 10.8 Hour 2008 up 4.9% rising
34 Iceland 10.8 Hour 2008 down 17.6% falling
37 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 10.6 Hour 2008 up 3.9% flat
37 United Kingdom 10.6 Hour 2008 up 3.9% flat
39 Switzerland 10.1 Hour 2008 down 6.5% flat
40 Germany 10 Hour 2008 down 4.8% falling

Regions and income groups

Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.

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Indicator
Average actual weekly hours worked in the second job of persons who worked in this job during the reference week by professional status, economic activity and full-time/part-time employment in the first job (NACE Rev. 1.1) (1998-2008) - quarterly data
Unit
Hour
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
42 places, 438 data points, 1998–2008
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