Average usual weekly hours worked in the main job by professional in Czechia

Czechia: Average usual weekly hours worked in the main job by professional was 41.7 in 2008. ▼ Falling

Latest (2008)
41.7
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
2nd
of 31 countries
All-time high
43.9
in 1998
All-time low
41.6
in 2001
Years of data
12
1997–2008

Average usual weekly hours worked in the main job by professional in Czechia, 1997–2008

0102030401997200220081997: 43.71998: 43.91999: 43.62000: 43.62001: 41.62002: 41.82003: 42.12004: 41.92005: 41.92006: 41.82007: 41.72008: 41.7

Source: Eurostat.

Analysis

The most recent figure for average usual weekly hours worked in the main job by professional in Czechia is 41.7, measured in 2008.

The figure is down 5.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, average usual weekly hours worked in the main job by professional in Czechia peaked at 43.9 in 1998 and was at its lowest, 41.6, in 2001.

That places Czechia 2nd out of 31 countries with data for 2008, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.

Average usual weekly hours worked in the main job by professional in Czechia, year by year

Annual values for Average usual weekly hours worked in the main job by professional status, full-time/part-time employment and economic activity (NACE Rev. 1.1) (1992-2008) in Czechia, 1997 to 2008.
Year Value Change
1997 43.7
1998 43.9 +0.5%
1999 43.6 -0.7%
2000 43.6 +0.0%
2001 41.6 -4.6%
2002 41.8 +0.5%
2003 42.1 +0.7%
2004 41.9 -0.5%
2005 41.9 +0.0%
2006 41.8 -0.2%
2007 41.7 -0.2%
2008 41.7 +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 43.73 43.6 43.9 3
2000s 42.01 41.6 43.6 9

Countries ranked near Czechia

  1. 1 Greece 42.4 compare
  2. 3 Bulgaria 41.6 compare
  3. 4 Poland 41 compare
  4. 4 Slovakia 41 compare

See the full ranking of 33 places →

More work & labour data for Czechia

All data for Czechia →

Frequently asked questions

What is average usual weekly hours worked in the main job by professional in Czechia?
Average usual weekly hours worked in the main job by professional in Czechia was 41.7 in 2008, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest average usual weekly hours worked in the main job by professional recorded in Czechia?
The highest recorded value was 43.9 in 1998.
What is the lowest average usual weekly hours worked in the main job by professional recorded in Czechia?
The lowest recorded value was 41.6 in 2001.
How does Czechia rank for average usual weekly hours worked in the main job by professional?
Czechia ranks 2nd out of 31 countries with data for 2008.
Is average usual weekly hours worked in the main job by professional rising or falling in Czechia?
Over the last ten years it is down 5.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Czechia 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) (1992-2008). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 12 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Average usual weekly hours worked in the main job by professional in Czechia. Statizoid, drawing on Eurostat. Retrieved 27 August 2026, from https://labour.statizoid.com/stat/average-usual-weekly-hours-worked-in-the-main-job-by-professional-status-full-time-part-6/czechia/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://labour.statizoid.com/stat/average-usual-weekly-hours-worked-in-the-main-job-by-professional-status-full-time-part-6/czechia/">Average usual weekly hours worked in the main job by professional in Czechia</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Average usual weekly hours worked in the main job by professional status, full-time/part-time employment and economic activity (NACE Rev. 1.1) (1992-2008)
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
33 places, 437 data points, 1992–2008
Last refreshed