[Eurostat] Weekly working hours

[Eurostat] Weekly working hours

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In 2010, the Netherlands had one of the shortest weekly working hours for full-time employees in the EU, according to Eurostat’s European Union Labour Survey - Annual results 2010.

Longest weekly hours (EU27)
› United KIngdom 42,2
› Austria 42
› Bulgaria 41,2
› Czech Republic 41,2
› Cyprus 41,1
› Romania 41,1
› Slovenia 41,1

Shortest weekly hours (EU27)
› Denmark 37,7
› Ireland 38,4
› The Netherlands 38,9
› Italy 39
› Finland 39,1
› Belgium 39,2
› France 39,4

Weekly hours (EA17)
› Austria 42
› Cyprus 41,1
› Slovenia 41,1
› Estonia 40,7
› Germany 40,6
› Slovakia 40,6
› Greece 40,5
› Malta 40,5
› Spain 40,4
› Portugal 40,2
› Luxembourg 40
› France 39,4
› Belgium 39,2
› Finland 39,1
› Italy 39
› The Netherlands 38,9
› Ireland 38,4

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