Employed persons by usual weekly hours of work in main and second job in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026)
Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026): Employed persons by usual weekly hours of work in main and second job was 11,330 Thousand persons in 2026. ▬ Flat
Latest (2026)
11,330 Thousand persons
Change on year
down 3.3%
Rank
2nd
of 3 regions
All-time high
11,895 Thousand persons
in 2023
All-time low
11,330 Thousand persons
in 2026
Years of data
6
2021–2026
Employed persons by usual weekly hours of work in main and second job in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026), 2021–2026
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Thousand persons.
Analysis
Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) recorded 11,330 Thousand persons for employed persons by usual weekly hours of work in main and second job in 2026. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.
The figure is down 3.3% on the previous year and down 1.7% over ten years.
Employed persons by usual weekly hours of work in main and second job in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026), year by year
| Year | Thousand persons | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 11,523 Thousand persons | — |
| 2022 | 11,606 Thousand persons | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 11,895 Thousand persons | +2.5% |
| 2024 | 11,618 Thousand persons | -2.3% |
| 2025 | 11,712 Thousand persons | +0.8% |
| 2026 | 11,330 Thousand persons | -3.3% |
Countries ranked near Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026)
- 1 Germany 4,621 Thousand persons compare
- 2 Türkiye 2,396 Thousand persons compare
- 3 France 1,637 Thousand persons compare
- 4 Netherlands 1,549 Thousand persons compare
- 4 Netherlands 1,549 Thousand persons compare
More work & labour data for Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026)
- Employed persons by job tenure and NUTS 2 region 164,734 Thousand persons (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)
- Employment rates by educational attainment level, country of birth 70.7% (2025)
- Employed persons by professional status 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)
- Employed persons by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region 164,734 Thousand persons (2025)
- Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level 75.6% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is employed persons by usual weekly hours of work in main and second job in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026)?
- Employed persons by usual weekly hours of work in main and second job in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) was 11,330 Thousand persons in 2026, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest employed persons by usual weekly hours of work in main and second job recorded in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026)?
- The highest recorded value was 11,895 Thousand persons in 2023.
- What is the lowest employed persons by usual weekly hours of work in main and second job recorded in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026)?
- The lowest recorded value was 11,330 Thousand persons in 2026.
- How does Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) rank for employed persons by usual weekly hours of work in main and second job?
- Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) ranks 2nd out of 3 regions with data for 2026.
- Is employed persons by usual weekly hours of work in main and second job rising or falling in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.7%. 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 Employed persons by usual weekly hours of work in main and second job - quarterly data. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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