The number of working hours per week in industrial sector

The bar graphs mentioned illustrate the comparative statistics of working hours spent on a weekly basis by industrial workers in France, Denmark, Sweden and the UK, in 2002. Overall, it is apparent that the vast majority of workers spent 36-40 hours, and the least spent 1-14 hours at work, except for France whose maximum employees worked 31-35 hours per week. Looking at the charts more closely, one can see that the highest proportion of workers recorded in France worked 31-35 hours, with roughly 50%, followed by the percentage of staff spending 36-40 hours, at about 35%. In Denmark, 36-40 performing hours accounted for the most impressive figure, up to 60%, and 6 other groups just stay unchanged at 10% employees out of the total. Regarding Sweden’s statistics, the ratio of staff working 36-40 hours still stood out with 80%, which was 8 times higher than that laboring over 50 hours per week. Turning to the UK, compared to other countries, this nation had the highest statistic in terms of 50+ hours on duty, at approximately 20% of industrial workers, which was two-fifth of the figure for 36-40 hours group.