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Labor Statistics > Hours worked (most recent) by country

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Rank   Countries  Amount 
# 1   Australia: 1,814 hours 
# 2   Japan: 1,801 hours 
# 3   United States: 1,792 hours 
# 4   Canada: 1,718 hours 
# 5   United Kingdom: 1,673 hours 
# 6   Italy: 1,591 hours 
# 7   Sweden: 1,564 hours 
# 8   France: 1,453 hours 
# 9   Norway: 1,337 hours 
Weighted average: 1,638.1 hours  



DEFINITION: Number of hours worked in 2003; average of all people in employment. Note that different nations use very different practices and definitions in this data field, so comparisons such as this table are tentative at best.

SOURCE: OECD

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