May 8, 2023
EU workers: 7% worked long hours in 2022
A higher rate of self-employed people worked long hours (30% of total self-employed people) compared with employees (4% of total employees). Furthermore, long working hours were more common among skilled agricultural, forestry and fishery workers (28% of total skilled agricultural, forestry and fishery workers) and managers (24%) compared with any other major occupational group (all with less than 8%).
Across the EU countries, Greece had the highest share of workers with long hours (13%), followed by France and Cyprus (each 10%). Meanwhile, the lowest rates were recorded in Bulgaria, Lithuania and Latvia (each 1%).
Source: Eurostat
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