[EU] Working hours & Productivity

The table below exhibits how many hours people work and productivity per hour worked across Europe.

Raw data of average hours and productivity per hour worked can be downloaded from the Office for National Statistics and Eurostat respectively.

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Source: Guardian.co.uk

Note that "All in employment" (second column) is highly correlated to part-time work.

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