The average number of weekly hours worked by full-time workers in the European Union was 40.3 hours a week as of the second quarter of 2024, one of the lowest number of average hours worked during this provided time period. While men worked more hours in full-time roles in the EU, this was reversed for part-time roles, where women worked more hours per week.
Average full-time and part-time working hours per week for male, female, and overall workers in the European Union from 1st quarter 2008 to 2nd quarter 2024
Characteristic
Full-time total
Full-time male
Full-time female
Part-time total
Part-time male
Part-time female
Q1 2008
41.5
42.5
40
20.3
19.5
20.5
Q2 2008
41.6
42.6
40
20.3
19.8
20.5
Q3 2008
41.6
42.6
40.1
20.7
20.2
20.8
Q4 2008
41.5
42.4
39.9
20.4
19.8
20.5
Q1 2009
41.5
42.4
39.9
20.4
20
20.5
Q2 2009
41.5
42.5
40
20.4
20
20.5
Q3 2009
41.5
42.5
40
20.7
20.3
20.8
Q4 2009
41.4
42.4
39.9
20.4
20
20.6
Q1 2010
41.4
42.4
39.9
20.4
20.1
20.5
Q2 2010
41.5
42.5
40
20.5
20.1
20.6
Q3 2010
41.5
42.4
40
20.7
20.3
20.9
Q4 2010
41.4
42.3
39.9
20.5
20
20.7
Q1 2011
41.4
42.3
39.9
20.3
19.7
20.5
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