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
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 in Greece; the lowest is 10 in Germany.
The median across all reporting countries is 12.9, and the mean is 13.34.
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: quarterly data … 1998-2008 second: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Greece | 18.2 | 2008 | down 6.7% | falling |
| 2 | Latvia | 17.3 | 2008 | down 3.9% | flat |
| 2 | Latvia | 17.3 | 2008 | down 3.9% | flat |
| 4 | Ireland | 16.6 | 2008 | down 10.8% | falling |
| 5 | Norway | 15.1 | 2008 | down 28.1% | falling |
| 5 | Slovenia | 15.1 | 2008 | down 17.0% | falling |
| 5 | Spain | 15.1 | 2008 | down 4.4% | flat |
| 5 | Slovenia | 15.1 | 2008 | down 17.0% | falling |
| 9 | Malta | 14.8 | 2008 | down 37.0% | falling |
| 9 | Lithuania | 14.8 | 2008 | down 22.1% | falling |
| 9 | Lithuania | 14.8 | 2008 | down 22.1% | falling |
| 12 | Estonia | 14.6 | 2008 | down 19.3% | falling |
| 12 | Bulgaria | 14.6 | 2008 | down 13.6% | falling |
| 12 | Estonia | 14.6 | 2008 | down 19.3% | falling |
| 15 | Czechia | 14.5 | 2008 | up 5.8% | rising |
| 16 | Hungary | 14.4 | 2008 | down 4.0% | falling |
| 17 | Romania | 13.7 | 2008 | down 26.3% | falling |
| 18 | Cyprus | 13.4 | 2008 | down 10.1% | flat |
| 18 | Portugal | 13.4 | 2008 | down 2.9% | falling |
| 20 | Italy | 12.9 | 2008 | down 3.0% | flat |
| 20 | Poland | 12.9 | 2008 | down 16.8% | falling |
| 20 | Poland | 12.9 | 2008 | down 16.8% | falling |
| 23 | Finland | 12.8 | 2008 | down 9.9% | flat |
| 24 | Slovakia | 12.7 | 2008 | down 3.8% | falling |
| 24 | Slovakia | 12.7 | 2008 | down 3.8% | falling |
| 26 | Croatia | 12.5 | 2008 | down 22.8% | falling |
| 26 | Croatia | 12.5 | 2008 | down 22.8% | falling |
| 28 | Austria | 12.4 | 2008 | down 12.7% | flat |
| 29 | Belgium | 12 | 2008 | down 8.4% | falling |
| 30 | Luxembourg | 11.7 | 2008 | down 18.8% | falling |
| 31 | Denmark | 11.6 | 2008 | up 6.4% | rising |
| 32 | France | 11.5 | 2008 | down 10.9% | falling |
| 33 | Sweden | 11.3 | 2008 | unchanged | flat |
| 34 | Netherlands | 10.8 | 2008 | up 4.9% | rising |
| 34 | Netherlands | 10.8 | 2008 | up 4.9% | rising |
| 34 | Iceland | 10.8 | 2008 | down 17.6% | falling |
| 37 | United Kingdom | 10.6 | 2008 | up 3.9% | flat |
| 37 | United Kingdom | 10.6 | 2008 | up 3.9% | flat |
| 39 | Switzerland | 10.1 | 2008 | down 6.5% | flat |
| 40 | Germany | 10 | 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.