European Union Average Weekly Hours Worked: Employment: Full Time: EA 20 data was reported at 40.200 Hour in 2024. This records a decrease from the previous number of 40.300 Hour for 2023. European Union Average Weekly Hours Worked: Employment: Full Time: EA 20 data is updated yearly, averaging 41.100 Hour from Dec 2008 (Median) to 2024, with 17 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 41.500 Hour in 2009 and a record low of 40.200 Hour in 2024. European Union Average Weekly Hours Worked: Employment: Full Time: EA 20 data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Eurostat. The data is categorized under Global Database’s European Union – Table EU.G049: Eurostat: Average Weekly Hours Worked.

European Union Average Weekly Hours Worked: Employment: Full Time: EA 19 data was reported at 41.000 Hour in 2017. This records a decrease from the previous number of 41.100 Hour for 2016. European Union Average Weekly Hours Worked: Employment: Full Time: EA 19 data is updated yearly, averaging 41.350 Hour from Dec 2008 (Median) to 2017, with 10 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 41.500 Hour in 2009 and a record low of 41.000 Hour in 2017. European Union Average Weekly Hours Worked: Employment: Full Time: EA 19 data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Eurostat. The data is categorized under Global Database’s European Union – Table EU.G013: Eurostat: Average Weekly Hours Worked.

Euro Area - Hours worked per week of full-time employment was 40.20 Hour in December of 2024, according to the EUROSTAT. Trading Economics provides the current actual value, an historical data chart and related indicators for Euro Area - Hours worked per week of full-time employment - last updated from the EUROSTAT on July of 2025. Historically, Euro Area - Hours worked per week of full-time employment reached a record high of 41.40 Hour in December of 2011 and a record low of 40.20 Hour in December of 2024.

The average number of hours corresponds to the number of hours the person normally works. This covers all hours including extra hours, either paid or unpaid, which the person normally works. It excludes the travel time between the home and the place of work as well as the main meal breaks (normally taken at midday). The distinction between full-time and part-time work is made on the basis of a spontaneous answer given by the respondent.

European Union - Hours worked per week of part-time employment was 21.90 Hour in December of 2022, according to the EUROSTAT. Trading Economics provides the current actual value, an historical data chart and related indicators for European Union - Hours worked per week of part-time employment - last updated from the EUROSTAT on July of 2025. Historically, European Union - Hours worked per week of part-time employment reached a record high of 21.90 Hour in December of 2022 and a record low of 20.40 Hour in December of 2012.

European Union Average Weekly Hours Worked: Employment: Part Time: EU 27 excl UK data was reported at 21.500 Hour in 2024. This records an increase from the previous number of 21.400 Hour for 2023. European Union Average Weekly Hours Worked: Employment: Part Time: EU 27 excl UK data is updated yearly, averaging 20.500 Hour from Dec 2008 (Median) to 2024, with 17 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 21.500 Hour in 2024 and a record low of 20.100 Hour in 2012. European Union Average Weekly Hours Worked: Employment: Part Time: EU 27 excl UK data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Eurostat. The data is categorized under Global Database’s European Union – Table EU.G049: Eurostat: Average Weekly Hours Worked.

European Union Average Weekly Hours Worked: Employment: Full Time: EU 27 excl UK data was reported at 40.300 Hour in 2024. This records a decrease from the previous number of 40.400 Hour for 2023. European Union Average Weekly Hours Worked: Employment: Full Time: EU 27 excl UK data is updated yearly, averaging 41.200 Hour from Dec 2008 (Median) to 2024, with 17 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 41.600 Hour in 2008 and a record low of 40.300 Hour in 2024. European Union Average Weekly Hours Worked: Employment: Full Time: EU 27 excl UK data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Eurostat. The data is categorized under Global Database’s European Union – Table EU.G049: Eurostat: Average Weekly Hours Worked.

Average number of usual weekly hours of work in main job, by sex, age, professional status, full-time/part-time and occupation

European Union - Hours worked per week of full-time employment was 40.30 Hour in December of 2024, according to the EUROSTAT. Trading Economics provides the current actual value, an historical data chart and related indicators for European Union - Hours worked per week of full-time employment - last updated from the EUROSTAT on July of 2025. Historically, European Union - Hours worked per week of full-time employment reached a record high of 41.50 Hour in December of 2009 and a record low of 40.30 Hour in December of 2024.

European Union Average Weekly Hours Worked: Employment: Part Time: EA 20 data was reported at 21.400 Hour in 2024. This stayed constant from the previous number of 21.400 Hour for 2023. European Union Average Weekly Hours Worked: Employment: Part Time: EA 20 data is updated yearly, averaging 20.300 Hour from Dec 2008 (Median) to 2024, with 17 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 21.400 Hour in 2024 and a record low of 19.900 Hour in 2012. European Union Average Weekly Hours Worked: Employment: Part Time: EA 20 data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Eurostat. The data is categorized under Global Database’s European Union – Table EU.G049: Eurostat: Average Weekly Hours Worked.

Average usual working hours of employees, by possibility to work variable hours in the reference week, sex and age

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The Quarterly Labour Force Survey Eurostat Datasets form the UK component of the European Union Labour Force Survey (EU LFS), and consist of a subset of core variables from the UK Quarterly Labour Force Survey (held at the UK Data Archive under GN 33246), alongside primary and secondary derived variables computed by Eurostat from the core variables supplied. The data comprise seasonal or calendar quarters, depending on the date, and are not directly comparable with the UK QLFS quarters. Annual EU LFS datasets from 1999 onwards are also available (see under GN 33399) and 'ad hoc' modules (run each year to supplement the information from the core EU LFS questionnaire) are available from 2002 onwards (see under GN 33400).

Users should note that the LFS Eurostat datasets available from the UK Data Archive comprise UK data only, and no data from other EU countries are included here. Further information about the EU LFS can be found on the Eurostat EU Labour Force Survey webpage.

The UK Labour Force Survey (LFS) is a unique source of articulated information using international definitions of employment and unemployment and economic inactivity, together with a wide range of related topics such as occupation, training, hours of work and personal characteristics of household members aged 16 years and over. The first LFS was conducted in 1973 and continues to be one of the reasons for carrying out the survey. Eurostat co-ordinates information from labour force surveys in the European Union (EU) member states in order to assist the EU in such matters as the allocation of the Social Fund. Between 1984 and 1991 the survey was carried out annually, and moved to a quarterly cycle (the QLFS) from May 1992. Further information may be found in the main LFS documentation (see link below).

LFS Documentation (main LFS)
Besides the EU LFS documentation (see below), documentation is also available to accompany the main UK LFS datasets available from the Archive. This largely consists of the latest version of each document alongside the appropriate questionnaire for the year concerned. However, LFS documentation volumes are updated periodically by ONS, so users are advised to check the ONS LFS User Guidance pages before commencing analysis.


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Topics covered include household and demographic characteristics, country and region of work, employment and self-employment, employment history, working time, occupations and occupational status, job hunting, job changing, education and training, unemployment and economic activity.

European Union - Labour input: Volume of work done (hours worked) was 103.70 points in September of 2023, according to the EUROSTAT. Trading Economics provides the current actual value, an historical data chart and related indicators for European Union - Labour input: Volume of work done (hours worked) - last updated from the EUROSTAT on June of 2025. Historically, European Union - Labour input: Volume of work done (hours worked) reached a record high of 104.50 points in September of 2019 and a record low of 88.60 points in June of 2020.

European Union - Labour input index in construction: Volume of work done (hours worked) was 116.50 points in September of 2023, according to the EUROSTAT. Trading Economics provides the current actual value, an historical data chart and related indicators for European Union - Labour input index in construction: Volume of work done (hours worked) - last updated from the EUROSTAT on June of 2025. Historically, European Union - Labour input index in construction: Volume of work done (hours worked) reached a record high of 117.10 points in March of 2023 and a record low of 98.40 points in June of 2020.

The share of persons who are at work and have an equivalised disposable income below the risk-of-poverty threshold, which is set at 60 % of the national median equivalised disposable income (after social transfers). The indicator is broken down by working time (full- and part-time workers).

The dataset "tps00070" has been discontinued since 19/07/2023.

Average number of actual weekly hours of work in main job, by sex, age, professional status, full-time/part-time and occupation

The dataset "trng_hour08s" has been discontinued since 07/03/2024.

Gross domestic product (GDP) is a measure for the economic activity. It is defined as the value of all goods and services produced less the value of any goods or services used in their creation. GDP per person employed is intended to give an overall impression of the productivity of national economies expressed in relation to the European Union average. If the index of a country is higher than 100, this country's level of GDP per person employed is higher than the EU average and vice versa. Basic figures are expressed in PPS, i.e. a common currency that eliminates the differences in price levels between countries allowing meaningful volume comparisons of GDP between countries. Please note that 'persons employed' does not distinguish between full-time and part-time employment. Labour productivity per hour worked is calculated as real output per unit of labour input (measured by the total number of hours worked). Measuring labour productivity per hour worked provides a better picture of productivity developments in the economy than labour productivity per person employed, as it eliminates differences in the full time/part time composition of the workforce across countries and years. Copyright notice and free re-use of data on: https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/about-us/policies/copyright

Euro Area - Labour input: Volume of work done (hours worked) was 104.60 points in September of 2023, according to the EUROSTAT. Trading Economics provides the current actual value, an historical data chart and related indicators for Euro Area - Labour input: Volume of work done (hours worked) - last updated from the EUROSTAT on July of 2025. Historically, Euro Area - Labour input: Volume of work done (hours worked) reached a record high of 104.60 points in September of 2023 and a record low of 87.60 points in June of 2020.