Working hours of key and non-key workers 2023

Key workers are, on average, more likely to work low hours compared to non-key workers. As country income increases, the percentage of key workers working 20 hours or less per week decreases, suggesting that key workers in lower-income countries are at risk of lower standards of living as they often are paid low salaries. Additionally, both key and non-key workers are less likely to work beyond 48 hours per week as country income increases, as they are more likely to make more per hour and have greater labor protections.

Share of short and long working hours for key and non-key workers by country income group in 2023

Characteristic	Key workers <20h	Non-key workers <20h	Key workers >48h	Non-key workers >48h
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-	-	-	-	-
-	-	-	-	-
-	-	-	-	-
-	-	-	-	-

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Release date

March 2023

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Region

Worldwide

Survey time period

2023

Special properties

ILO Estimates

Supplementary notes

Key workers are defined as belonging to the following sectors: agriculture, forestry, and fishing; mining and quarrying; manufacturing; electricity, gas, steam, and air conditioning supply; water supply, sewerage, waste management and remediation activities; wholesale and retail trade, repair of motorcycles and motor vehicles; transportation and storage; information and communication; financial and insurance activities; professional, scientific, and technical activities; administrative and support service activities; public administration, defense, and compulsory social security; and human health and social work activities.
Short working hours are defined as 20 hours or less per week, while working 48 hours or more per week is considered excessive.

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