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.
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
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 405,962 (2027)
- Labour force participation rate (ILO modelled estimates) 60.06 (2027)
- Labour force participation rate (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) 60.06 (2027)
- Labor force participation rate by age 49.47 (2024)
- Female labor force participation rate by age 48.56 (2024)
- Female labor force by age 11.98 million (2024)
- Unemployment rate young vs older adults 9.95 (2024)
- Employment 387,759 (2025)
- Employment and unemployment by five-year age group and sex - levels 382,122 Persons (2025)
- Incidence of unemployment by duration 26.33 Percentage of population in the same subgroup (2025)
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 7 regions 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.