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) (1992-2008) 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) (1992-2008) is currently reported for 40 countries. The highest value is 18.2 in Greece; the lowest is 10.1 in Switzerland.
The median across all reporting countries is 13.6, and the mean is 13.57.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 2.
Over the past decade 10 countries rose and 30 fell. The largest increase was in United Kingdom (up 6.9%), and the largest decrease in Malta (down 40.0%).
Average actual weekly hours worked in the second … 1992-2008 second: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Greece | 18.2 | 2008 | down 1.1% | falling |
| 2 | Latvia | 17.5 | 2008 | down 6.4% | falling |
| 2 | Latvia | 17.5 | 2008 | down 6.4% | falling |
| 4 | Ireland | 17 | 2008 | down 8.6% | falling |
| 4 | Bulgaria | 17 | 2008 | down 5.6% | flat |
| 6 | Slovenia | 15.6 | 2008 | down 14.3% | falling |
| 6 | Slovenia | 15.6 | 2008 | down 14.3% | falling |
| 8 | Spain | 15.5 | 2008 | up 0.6% | flat |
| 9 | Lithuania | 14.9 | 2008 | down 31.7% | falling |
| 9 | Lithuania | 14.9 | 2008 | down 31.7% | falling |
| 11 | Norway | 14.6 | 2008 | down 30.5% | falling |
| 12 | Romania | 14.5 | 2008 | down 22.0% | falling |
| 12 | Czechia | 14.5 | 2008 | up 2.1% | rising |
| 14 | Malta | 14.1 | 2008 | down 40.0% | falling |
| 15 | Hungary | 13.9 | 2008 | down 7.3% | falling |
| 16 | Poland | 13.8 | 2008 | down 11.0% | falling |
| 16 | Poland | 13.8 | 2008 | down 11.0% | falling |
| 16 | Cyprus | 13.8 | 2008 | down 7.4% | falling |
| 19 | Croatia | 13.7 | 2008 | down 9.3% | falling |
| 19 | Croatia | 13.7 | 2008 | down 9.3% | falling |
| 21 | Finland | 13.5 | 2008 | up 2.3% | rising |
| 21 | Portugal | 13.5 | 2008 | down 5.6% | falling |
| 23 | Austria | 13.3 | 2008 | down 6.3% | falling |
| 24 | Italy | 13.1 | 2008 | up 2.3% | falling |
| 25 | Iceland | 12.8 | 2008 | down 2.3% | rising |
| 25 | Estonia | 12.8 | 2008 | down 29.3% | falling |
| 25 | Estonia | 12.8 | 2008 | down 29.3% | falling |
| 28 | Belgium | 12.4 | 2008 | down 5.3% | falling |
| 28 | Slovakia | 12.4 | 2008 | down 18.4% | falling |
| 28 | Slovakia | 12.4 | 2008 | down 18.4% | falling |
| 31 | France | 12.1 | 2008 | down 6.2% | falling |
| 32 | Sweden | 11.7 | 2008 | up 3.5% | rising |
| 33 | Denmark | 11.6 | 2008 | up 6.4% | falling |
| 34 | United Kingdom | 10.9 | 2008 | up 6.9% | flat |
| 34 | United Kingdom | 10.9 | 2008 | up 6.9% | flat |
| 36 | Netherlands | 10.8 | 2008 | up 4.9% | rising |
| 36 | Netherlands | 10.8 | 2008 | up 4.9% | rising |
| 38 | Luxembourg | 10.7 | 2008 | down 25.7% | falling |
| 39 | Germany | 10.1 | 2008 | down 3.8% | falling |
| 39 | Switzerland | 10.1 | 2008 | down 6.5% | falling |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.