Long usual weekly working hours — Employment in G7
G7: Long usual weekly working hours — Employment was 33,172 Persons in 2025. ▼ Falling
Long usual weekly working hours — Employment in G7, 1976–2025
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Persons.
Analysis
The most recent figure for long usual weekly working hours — employment in G7 is 33,172 Persons, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.0% on the previous year and down 23.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, long usual weekly working hours — employment in G7 peaked at 78,629 Persons in 2000 and was at its lowest, 1,010 Persons, in 1977.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 50 years of available data.
Long usual weekly working hours — Employment in G7, year by year
| Year | Persons | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 1,021 Persons | — |
| 1977 | 1,010 Persons | -1.0% |
| 1978 | 1,053 Persons | +4.2% |
| 1979 | 7,716 Persons | +633.0% |
| 1980 | 52,837 Persons | +584.8% |
| 1981 | 53,136 Persons | +0.6% |
| 1982 | 53,327 Persons | +0.4% |
| 1983 | 64,578 Persons | +21.1% |
| 1984 | 65,786 Persons | +1.9% |
| 1985 | 67,110 Persons | +2.0% |
| 1986 | 67,788 Persons | +1.0% |
| 1987 | 69,520 Persons | +2.6% |
| 1988 | 71,429 Persons | +2.7% |
| 1989 | 72,890 Persons | +2.0% |
| 1990 | 72,692 Persons | -0.3% |
| 1991 | 72,983 Persons | +0.4% |
| 1992 | 73,468 Persons | +0.7% |
| 1993 | 73,886 Persons | +0.6% |
| 1994 | 76,831 Persons | +4.0% |
| 1995 | 78,510 Persons | +2.2% |
| 1996 | 78,349 Persons | -0.2% |
| 1997 | 78,464 Persons | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 78,264 Persons | -0.3% |
| 1999 | 77,565 Persons | -0.9% |
| 2000 | 78,629 Persons | +1.4% |
| 2001 | 75,928 Persons | -3.4% |
| 2002 | 45,936 Persons | -39.5% |
| 2003 | 46,587 Persons | +1.4% |
| 2004 | 47,605 Persons | +2.2% |
| 2005 | 47,906 Persons | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 47,766 Persons | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 46,810 Persons | -2.0% |
| 2008 | 46,038 Persons | -1.6% |
| 2009 | 42,912 Persons | -6.8% |
| 2010 | 43,030 Persons | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 42,789 Persons | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 43,763 Persons | +2.3% |
| 2013 | 42,966 Persons | -1.8% |
| 2014 | 43,521 Persons | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 43,326 Persons | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 43,022 Persons | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 43,224 Persons | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 42,624 Persons | -1.4% |
| 2019 | 42,046 Persons | -1.4% |
| 2020 | 36,531 Persons | -13.1% |
| 2021 | 36,588 Persons | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 37,220 Persons | +1.7% |
| 2023 | 35,979 Persons | -3.3% |
| 2024 | 34,204 Persons | -4.9% |
| 2025 | 33,172 Persons | -3.0% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Long usual weekly working hours — Employment in G7 changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | +633.0% | 1,053 Persons | 7,716 Persons |
| 1980 | +584.8% | 7,716 Persons | 52,837 Persons |
| 2002 | -39.5% | 75,928 Persons | 45,936 Persons |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2,700 Persons | 1,010 Persons | 7,716 Persons | 4 |
| 1980s | 63,840 Persons | 52,837 Persons | 72,890 Persons | 10 |
| 1990s | 76,101 Persons | 72,692 Persons | 78,510 Persons | 10 |
| 2000s | 52,612 Persons | 42,912 Persons | 78,629 Persons | 10 |
| 2010s | 43,031 Persons | 42,046 Persons | 43,763 Persons | 10 |
| 2020s | 35,615 Persons | 33,172 Persons | 37,220 Persons | 6 |
Countries ranked near G7
More work & labour data for G7
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 269,967 (2027)
- Labour force participation rate (ILO modelled estimates) 60.06 (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 405,962 (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), annual growth rate 0.0197 % change on previous year (2027)
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+) 0.8793 % change on previous year (2027)
- Employment-to-population ratio (ILO modelled estimates) 57.33 (2027)
- Unemployment rate (ILO modelled estimates) 4.55 (2027)
- Labour dependency ratio 1.05 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2021 international $ at PPP 133,818 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2015 US $ 110,526 (2027)
Frequently asked questions
- What is long usual weekly working hours — employment in G7?
- Long usual weekly working hours — employment in G7 was 33,172 Persons in 2025, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest long usual weekly working hours — employment recorded in G7?
- The highest recorded value was 78,629 Persons in 2000.
- What is the lowest long usual weekly working hours — employment recorded in G7?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,010 Persons in 1977.
- How does G7 rank for long usual weekly working hours — employment?
- G7 ranks 1st out of 11 groups with data for 2025.
- Is long usual weekly working hours — employment rising or falling in G7?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this G7 data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Long usual weekly working hours — Employment. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This dataset contains data on employment by long hour bands (50 and over, 60 and over) for usual weekly hours worked in the main job. Actual hours of work instead of usual hours of work are only available in some countries (Japan and Korea). Data are broken down by professional status - employees, total employment - by sex and age groups. Detailed notes and sources can be found in LFS_NOTES_SOURCES. In order to facilitate analysis and comparisons over time, historical data for OECD members have been provided over as long a period as possible, often even before a country became a member of the Organisation. Information on the membership dates of all OECD countries can be found at OECD Ratification Dates.