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As of 2022, Colombia, Mexico, and Costa Rica ranked the highest number of hours worked per year. Greece ranked the highest In EU with 1886 average hours per year, while Germany ranked the lowest with 1340 average hours worked respectively. [ 3][ 4] Japan and Canada ranked lowest amongst non-European countries.
Different countries by labour productivity per working hour in 2019 International dollar according to Our World in Data: [ 1] Country. GDP per working hour. (2019 US$ PPP ) Year. Ireland. 125.09. 2019. Norway.
The front runners for lowest average weekly work hours are the Netherlands with 27 hours, [24] and France with 30 hours. [25] In a 2011 report of 26 OECD countries, Germany had the lowest average working hours per week at 25.6 hours. [26]
Before 2012, a worker after one year of full employment is entitled to: 24 working days if they work 6 days per week; and 20 working days if they work 5 days per week. This was challenged by the EU. [32] From June 2012, workers are allowed to take holidays in their first year of employment. [33] Workers are also entitled to 10 paid public holidays.
Wages cover the total economy and are expressed per full-time equivalent employee. [ 3] * Indicates " Economy of [country or territory]" links. Country. Gross Average Monthly Wages in 2023 (USD, at current exchange rates) [ 4] Switzerland *. 8,111 (2022) Luxembourg *.
Since the early to mid-20th century the working week in the United States traditionally begins on Monday and ends on Friday, 40 hours per week, with Saturday and Sunday being weekend days. However, in practice, only 42% of employees work 40-hour weeks. The average workweek for full-time employees is 47 hours. [ 51]
Although no industrialized country clocks more hours at work than the U.S., 40-hour weeks would have felt like a part-time breeze to most Americans in the early 20th century and before ...
Average work hours per week for manufacturing employees in Sweden was 64 hours in 1885, 60 hours in 1905, and 55 hours in 1919. [30] The eight-hour work day was introduced into law in Sweden on 4 August 1919, going into effect on 1 January 1920. [30] At the time, the work week was 48-hour since Saturday was a workday.