Working Around the World

WORKING The Organisation for Economic Co-Operation and Development just released their study on average annual hours worked per worker in 2008, showing us which countries have their nose to the grindstone and which ones are more often found smelling the roses. KEY HRS PER COUNTRY: YEAR AROUND THE WORLD COLOR INDICATES HOURS PER WEEK ICELAND: 1,807 NETHERLANDSs: 1,389| NORWAY: 1,422 FINLAND: 1,728 BELGIUM: 1,568 30 PER WEEK 35 PER WEEK 27 PER WEEK 27 PER WEEK 33 PER WEEK CANADA: 1,727 33 PER WEEK SWEDEN: 1,625 31 PER WEEK DENMARK: 1,610 IRELAND:1,601 31 PER WEEK 31 PER WEEK UK:1,653 32 PER WEEK POLAND: 1,969 38 PER WEEK 'CZECH REP: 1,992 FRANCE: 1,542 30 PER WEEK 38 PER WEEK S.KOREA: 2,301 44 PER WEEK PORTUGAL: 1,745' SLOVAKIA: 1,769 34 PER WEEK USA: 1.792 35 PER WEEK JAPAN: 1,772 35 PER WEEK 34 PER WEEK SPAIN: 1,627 31 PER WEEK HUNGARY: 1,988 38 PER WEEK MEXICO: 1,893 36 PER WEEK GREECE: 2,120 41 PER WEEK SWITZ: 1,643 32 PER WEEK AUSTRALIA: 1,721' 33 PER WEEK GERMANY: 1,432' 27 PER WEEK AUSTRIA: 1,631 32 PER WEEK ITALY: 1,802 NEW ZEALAND: 1,753 35 PER WEEK 34 PER WEEK 10 4 <1499 1500-1599 1600-1699 1700-1799 1800-1899 1900-1999 2000+ // SOURCE: www.OECD.ORG* COUNTRIES ARE OECD MEMBER COUNTRIES 2008 \\