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Annual working hours per worker

Average working hours per worker over a full year. Before 1950 the data corresponds only to full-time production workers (non-agricultural activities). Starting 1950
estimates cover total hours worked in the economy as measured from primarily National Accounts data.

187020171880190019201940196019802000FranceBelgiumGermanySwedenUnited StatesAustraliaUnited Kingdom

Source: Huberman & Minns (2007) and PWT 9.1 (2019)

Note: We plot the data from Huberman & Minns (2007) and extend coverage using an updated vintage of PWT, which uses the same underlying source. Comparisons between countries are limited due to
differences in measurement.