• In 2004, annual hours worked per employed person in European countries, except Spain, were lower than in the North American and Asian countries. Koreans worked the highest number of annual hours, by far.
• Ireland and France experienced the largest reductions in annual hours worked per employed person; recent laws in France have reduced the normal work week to 35 hours for businesses with more than 20 employees.

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NOTE: 1995 for Mexico and Austria. 2003 for Austria. Korean data refer to employees only. Data are per job for some countries.

SOURCE: Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development.