Average usual weekly hours worked in the main job by professional in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)
European Union - 27 countries (from 2020): Average usual weekly hours worked in the main job by professional was 38 Hour in 2007. ▬ Flat
Latest (2007)
38 Hour
Change on year
down 0.3%
Rank
1st
of 2 regions
All-time high
38.3 Hour
in 2002
All-time low
38 Hour
in 2007
Years of data
6
2002–2007
Average usual weekly hours worked in the main job by professional in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020), 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 European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) is 38 Hour, measured in 2007. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.3% on the previous year and down 0.8% over ten years.
Average usual weekly hours worked in the main job by professional in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020), year by year
| Year | Hour | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 38.3 Hour | — |
| 2003 | 38.3 Hour | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 38.3 Hour | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 38.1 Hour | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 38.1 Hour | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 38 Hour | -0.3% |
Countries ranked near European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)
More work & labour data for European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)
- Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level 75.6% (2025)
- Persons in full-time/part-time employment by professional status and 207,842 Thousand persons (2025)
- Labour force participation rates by NUTS 2 region 65.9% (2025)
- Labour force by NUTS 2 region 221,161 Thousand persons (2025)
- Labour force by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region 221,161 Thousand persons (2025)
- Population in private households by citizenship, labour status and 335,604 Thousand persons (2025)
- Employed persons by NUTS 2 region 207,842 Thousand persons (2025)
- Population in private households by country of birth, labour status 335,604 Thousand persons (2025)
- Employment rates by educational attainment level, country of birth 71.0% (2025)
- Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level 75.6% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is average usual weekly hours worked in the main job by professional in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)?
- Average usual weekly hours worked in the main job by professional in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) was 38 Hour in 2007, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest average usual weekly hours worked in the main job by professional recorded in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)?
- The highest recorded value was 38.3 Hour in 2002.
- What is the lowest average usual weekly hours worked in the main job by professional recorded in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)?
- The lowest recorded value was 38 Hour in 2007.
- How does European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) rank for average usual weekly hours worked in the main job by professional?
- European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) ranks 1st out of 2 regions with data for 2007.
- Is average usual weekly hours worked in the main job by professional rising or falling in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) 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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