Average usual weekly hours worked in the main job by NUTS 2 region in Dresden
Dresden: Average usual weekly hours worked in the main job by NUTS 2 region was 35.4 Hour in 2025. ▼ Falling
Average usual weekly hours worked in the main job by NUTS 2 region in Dresden, 2000–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Hour.
Analysis
In 2025, average usual weekly hours worked in the main job by nuts 2 region in Dresden stood at 35.4 Hour. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is down 0.6% on the previous year and down 2.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, average usual weekly hours worked in the main job by nuts 2 region in Dresden peaked at 38.5 Hour in 2000 and was at its lowest, 35.4 Hour, in 2025.
Dresden ranks 339th of 441 regions on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Average usual weekly hours worked in the main job by NUTS 2 region in Dresden, year by year
| Year | Hour | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 38.5 Hour | — |
| 2001 | 37.9 Hour | -1.6% |
| 2002 | 37.8 Hour | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 37.3 Hour | -1.3% |
| 2004 | 37.5 Hour | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 37.3 Hour | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 37 Hour | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 36.3 Hour | -1.9% |
| 2008 | 36.6 Hour | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 36.7 Hour | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 36.6 Hour | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 36.9 Hour | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 36.9 Hour | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 36.4 Hour | -1.4% |
| 2014 | 36.6 Hour | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 36.4 Hour | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 36.3 Hour | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 36.3 Hour | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 36.2 Hour | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 36 Hour | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 36.4 Hour | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 36.6 Hour | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 36.4 Hour | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 35.9 Hour | -1.4% |
| 2024 | 35.6 Hour | -0.8% |
| 2025 | 35.4 Hour | -0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 37.29 Hour | 36.3 Hour | 38.5 Hour | 10 |
| 2010s | 36.46 Hour | 36 Hour | 36.9 Hour | 10 |
| 2020s | 36.05 Hour | 35.4 Hour | 36.6 Hour | 6 |
More work & labour data for Dresden
- Economy - FUAs — Employment at place of work 522,425 Persons (2022)
- Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level 83.8% (2025)
- Employed persons by job tenure and NUTS 2 region 734.3 Thousand persons (2025)
- Population in private households by citizenship, labour status and 1,082 Thousand persons (2025)
- Population in private households by country of birth, labour status 1,082 Thousand persons (2025)
- Employed persons by NUTS 2 region 734.3 Thousand persons (2025)
- Employed persons by professional status and NUTS 2 region 734.3 Thousand persons (2025)
- Average actual weekly hours worked in the main job of persons who 33.9 Hour (2025)
- Employed persons by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region 734.3 Thousand persons (2025)
- Employment rates by educational attainment level, country of birth 79.7% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is average usual weekly hours worked in the main job by nuts 2 region in Dresden?
- Average usual weekly hours worked in the main job by nuts 2 region in Dresden was 35.4 Hour in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest average usual weekly hours worked in the main job by nuts 2 region recorded in Dresden?
- The highest recorded value was 38.5 Hour in 2000.
- What is the lowest average usual weekly hours worked in the main job by nuts 2 region recorded in Dresden?
- The lowest recorded value was 35.4 Hour in 2025.
- How does Dresden rank for average usual weekly hours worked in the main job by nuts 2 region?
- Dresden ranks 339th out of 441 regions with data for 2025.
- Is average usual weekly hours worked in the main job by nuts 2 region rising or falling in Dresden?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Dresden data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Average usual weekly hours worked in the main job by NUTS 2 region. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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