Average usual weekly hours worked in the main job by professional in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026)
Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026): Average usual weekly hours worked in the main job by professional was 37.5 Hour in 2007. ▬ Flat
Latest (2007)
37.5 Hour
Change on year
down 0.3%
Rank
2nd
of 2 regions
All-time high
37.8 Hour
in 2003
All-time low
37.5 Hour
in 2007
Years of data
6
2002–2007
Average usual weekly hours worked in the main job by professional in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026), 2002–2007
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Hour.
Analysis
The most recent figure for average usual weekly hours worked in the main job by professional in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) is 37.5 Hour, measured in 2007. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.
The figure is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 0.5% over ten years.
Average usual weekly hours worked in the main job by professional in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026), year by year
| Year | Hour | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 37.7 Hour | — |
| 2003 | 37.8 Hour | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 37.8 Hour | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 37.7 Hour | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 37.6 Hour | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 37.5 Hour | -0.3% |
Countries ranked near Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026)
More work & labour data for Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026)
- Employment rates by educational attainment level, country of birth 70.7% (2025)
- Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level 75.6% (2025)
- Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level 75.6% (2025)
- Population in private households by citizenship, labour status and 266,546 Thousand persons (2025)
- Population in private households by country of birth, labour status 266,546 Thousand persons (2025)
- Employed persons by NUTS 2 region 164,734 Thousand persons (2025)
- Employed persons by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region 164,734 Thousand persons (2025)
- Employed persons by job tenure and NUTS 2 region 164,734 Thousand persons (2025)
- Average actual weekly hours worked in the main job of persons who 34.9 Hour (2025)
- Employment rates by educational attainment level, citizenship and 70.7% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is average usual weekly hours worked in the main job by professional in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026)?
- Average usual weekly hours worked in the main job by professional in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) was 37.5 Hour in 2007, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest average usual weekly hours worked in the main job by professional recorded in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026)?
- The highest recorded value was 37.8 Hour in 2003.
- What is the lowest average usual weekly hours worked in the main job by professional recorded in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026)?
- The lowest recorded value was 37.5 Hour in 2007.
- How does Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) rank for average usual weekly hours worked in the main job by professional?
- Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) ranks 2nd out of 2 regions with data for 2007.
- Is average usual weekly hours worked in the main job by professional rising or falling in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Average usual weekly hours worked in the main job by professional status, full-time/part-time employment and economic activity (NACE Rev. 1.1) (1998-2008) - quarterly data. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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