[DSD_HW@DF_AVG_USL_WK_WKD] Average usual weekly hours worked on the main job
Updated by provider on June 27, 2025 (1:28 PM).
This dataset contains data on average usual weekly hours worked in the main job broken down by total employment, full-time employment and part-time employment. Actual hours of work, instead of usual hours of work, are only available in some countries (Mexico and Korea). Data are further broken down by professional status - employees, total employment - by sex and standardised age groups (15-24, 25-54, 55-64, 65+ and total) .
Detailed notes and sources can be found in LFS_NOTES_SOURCES. In order to facilitate analysis and comparisons over time, historical data for OECD members have been provided over as long a period as possible, often even before a country became a member of the Organisation. Information on the membership dates of all OECD countries can be found at: OECD Ratification Dates.[ARG] Argentina
[AUS] Australia
[AUT] Austria
[BEL] Belgium
[BGR] Bulgaria
[BRA] Brazil
[CAN] Canada
[CHE] Switzerland
[CHL] Chile
[COL] Colombia
[CRI] Costa Rica
[CYP] Cyprus
[CZE] Czechia
[DEU] Germany
[DNK] Denmark
[E] Europe
[ESP] Spain
[EST] Estonia
[EU19OECD] European Union (19 countries) in OECD
[EU22OECD] European Union (22 countries) in OECD
[EU27] European Union (27 countries)
[FIN] Finland
[FRA] France
[G7]
[GBR] United Kingdom
[GRC] Greece
[HRV] Croatia
[HUN] Hungary
[IDN] Indonesia
[IRL] Ireland
[ISL] Iceland
[ISR] Israel
[ITA] Italy
[KOR] Korea
[LTU] Lithuania
[LUX] Luxembourg
[LVA] Latvia
[MEX] Mexico
[MKD] North Macedonia
[MLT] Malta
[NLD] Netherlands
[NOR] Norway
[NZL] New Zealand
[OECD]
[POL] Poland
[PRT] Portugal
[ROU] Romania
[RUS] Russia
[SVK] Slovak Republic
[SVN] Slovenia
[SWE] Sweden
[TUR] Türkiye
[USA] United States
[ZAF] South Africa
[HW] Hours worked
[H_WK_PS] Hours per week per person
[F] Female
[M] Male
[_T] Total
[Y15T24] From 15 to 24 years
[Y15T64] From 15 to 64 years
[Y25T54] From 25 to 54 years
[Y55T64] From 55 to 64 years
[Y_GE65] 65 years or over
[_T] Total
[EMP] Employment
[W] Weekly
[USUAL] Usual
[ICSE93_1] Employees
[ICSE93_2T5] Self-employed
[_T] Total
[FT] Full time
[PT] Part time
[_T] Total
[MEAN] Mean
[_Z] Not applicable
[MAIN] Main job
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Reference area [REF_AREA] (54)
Measure [MEASURE] (1)
Unit of measure [UNIT_MEASURE] (1)
Sex [SEX] (3)
Age [AGE] (6)
Labour force status [LABOUR_FORCE_STATUS] (1)
Work period [WORK_PERIOD] (1)
Hours type [HOURS_TYPE] (1)
Worker status [WORKER_STATUS] (3)
Working time arrangement [WORK_TIME_ARNGMNT] (3)
Aggregation operation [AGGREGATION_OPERATION] (1)
Hour bands [HOUR_BANDS] (1)
Job coverage [JOB_COVERAGE] (1)
This dataset has 5,994 series:
[ARG.HW.H_WK_PS.F.Y15T24.EMP.W.USUAL.ICSE93_1.FT.MEAN._Z.MAIN] Argentina – Hours worked – Hours per week per person – Female – From 15 to 24 years – Employment – Weekly – Usual – Employees – Full time – Mean – Not applicable – Main job
- from
- 2016=43.163
- to
- 2019=41.522
- min:
- 41.522
- max:
- 43.163
- avg:
- 42.431
- σ:
- 0.697
[ARG.HW.H_WK_PS.F.Y15T24.EMP.W.USUAL.ICSE93_1.PT.MEAN._Z.MAIN] Argentina – Hours worked – Hours per week per person – Female – From 15 to 24 years – Employment – Weekly – Usual – Employees – Part time – Mean – Not applicable – Main job
- from
- 2016=15.708
- to
- 2019=15.689
- min:
- 15.302
- max:
- 16.365
- avg:
- 15.766
- σ:
- 0.382
[ARG.HW.H_WK_PS.F.Y15T24.EMP.W.USUAL.ICSE93_1._T.MEAN._Z.MAIN] Argentina – Hours worked – Hours per week per person – Female – From 15 to 24 years – Employment – Weekly – Usual – Employees – Total – Mean – Not applicable – Main job
- from
- 2016=30.737
- to
- 2019=28.433
- min:
- 28.433
- max:
- 30.737
- avg:
- 29.31
- σ:
- 0.911
[ARG.HW.H_WK_PS.F.Y15T24.EMP.W.USUAL._T.FT.MEAN._Z.MAIN] Argentina – Hours worked – Hours per week per person – Female – From 15 to 24 years – Employment – Weekly – Usual – Total – Full time – Mean – Not applicable – Main job
- from
- 2016=43.384
- to
- 2023=44.365
- min:
- 42.355
- max:
- 44.365
- avg:
- 43.256
- σ:
- 0.569
[ARG.HW.H_WK_PS.F.Y15T24.EMP.W.USUAL._T.PT.MEAN._Z.MAIN] Argentina – Hours worked – Hours per week per person – Female – From 15 to 24 years – Employment – Weekly – Usual – Total – Part time – Mean – Not applicable – Main job
- from
- 2016=15.463
- to
- 2023=15.62
- min:
- 14.22
- max:
- 16.02
- avg:
- 15.369
- σ:
- 0.523
[ARG.HW.H_WK_PS.F.Y15T24.EMP.W.USUAL._T._T.MEAN._Z.MAIN] Argentina – Hours worked – Hours per week per person – Female – From 15 to 24 years – Employment – Weekly – Usual – Total – Total – Mean – Not applicable – Main job
- from
- 2016=30.366
- to
- 2023=30.609
- min:
- 27.627
- max:
- 30.609
- avg:
- 29.351
- σ:
- 1.045
[ARG.HW.H_WK_PS.F.Y15T64.EMP.W.USUAL.ICSE93_1.FT.MEAN._Z.MAIN] Argentina – Hours worked – Hours per week per person – Female – From 15 to 64 years – Employment – Weekly – Usual – Employees – Full time – Mean – Not applicable – Main job
- from
- 2016=41.479
- to
- 2019=41.606
- min:
- 41.346
- max:
- 41.606
- avg:
- 41.474
- σ:
- 0.092
[ARG.HW.H_WK_PS.F.Y15T64.EMP.W.USUAL.ICSE93_1.PT.MEAN._Z.MAIN] Argentina – Hours worked – Hours per week per person – Female – From 15 to 64 years – Employment – Weekly – Usual – Employees – Part time – Mean – Not applicable – Main job
- from
- 2016=16.449
- to
- 2019=16.707
- min:
- 16.449
- max:
- 16.827
- avg:
- 16.608
- σ:
- 0.165
[ARG.HW.H_WK_PS.F.Y15T64.EMP.W.USUAL.ICSE93_1._T.MEAN._Z.MAIN] Argentina – Hours worked – Hours per week per person – Female – From 15 to 64 years – Employment – Weekly – Usual – Employees – Total – Mean – Not applicable – Main job
- from
- 2016=31.786
- to
- 2019=31.596
- min:
- 31.583
- max:
- 31.913
- avg:
- 31.72
- σ:
- 0.138
[ARG.HW.H_WK_PS.F.Y15T64.EMP.W.USUAL._T.FT.MEAN._Z.MAIN] Argentina – Hours worked – Hours per week per person – Female – From 15 to 64 years – Employment – Weekly – Usual – Total – Full time – Mean – Not applicable – Main job
- from
- 2016=42.918
- to
- 2023=43.237
- min:
- 42.51
- max:
- 43.481
- avg:
- 43.118
- σ:
- 0.291
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Search filters
Reference area [REF_AREA] (54)
Measure [MEASURE] (1)
Unit of measure [UNIT_MEASURE] (1)
Sex [SEX] (3)
Age [AGE] (6)
Labour force status [LABOUR_FORCE_STATUS] (1)
Work period [WORK_PERIOD] (1)
Hours type [HOURS_TYPE] (1)
Worker status [WORKER_STATUS] (3)
Working time arrangement [WORK_TIME_ARNGMNT] (3)
Aggregation operation [AGGREGATION_OPERATION] (1)
Hour bands [HOUR_BANDS] (1)
Job coverage [JOB_COVERAGE] (1)
This dataset has 5,994 series:
[ARG.HW.H_WK_PS.F.Y15T24.EMP.W.USUAL.ICSE93_1.FT.MEAN._Z.MAIN] Argentina – Hours worked – Hours per week per person – Female – From 15 to 24 years – Employment – Weekly – Usual – Employees – Full time – Mean – Not applicable – Main job
- from
- 2016=43.163
- to
- 2019=41.522
- min:
- 41.522
- max:
- 43.163
- avg:
- 42.431
- σ:
- 0.697
[ARG.HW.H_WK_PS.F.Y15T24.EMP.W.USUAL.ICSE93_1.PT.MEAN._Z.MAIN] Argentina – Hours worked – Hours per week per person – Female – From 15 to 24 years – Employment – Weekly – Usual – Employees – Part time – Mean – Not applicable – Main job
- from
- 2016=15.708
- to
- 2019=15.689
- min:
- 15.302
- max:
- 16.365
- avg:
- 15.766
- σ:
- 0.382
[ARG.HW.H_WK_PS.F.Y15T24.EMP.W.USUAL.ICSE93_1._T.MEAN._Z.MAIN] Argentina – Hours worked – Hours per week per person – Female – From 15 to 24 years – Employment – Weekly – Usual – Employees – Total – Mean – Not applicable – Main job
- from
- 2016=30.737
- to
- 2019=28.433
- min:
- 28.433
- max:
- 30.737
- avg:
- 29.31
- σ:
- 0.911
[ARG.HW.H_WK_PS.F.Y15T24.EMP.W.USUAL._T.FT.MEAN._Z.MAIN] Argentina – Hours worked – Hours per week per person – Female – From 15 to 24 years – Employment – Weekly – Usual – Total – Full time – Mean – Not applicable – Main job
- from
- 2016=43.384
- to
- 2023=44.365
- min:
- 42.355
- max:
- 44.365
- avg:
- 43.256
- σ:
- 0.569
[ARG.HW.H_WK_PS.F.Y15T24.EMP.W.USUAL._T.PT.MEAN._Z.MAIN] Argentina – Hours worked – Hours per week per person – Female – From 15 to 24 years – Employment – Weekly – Usual – Total – Part time – Mean – Not applicable – Main job
- from
- 2016=15.463
- to
- 2023=15.62
- min:
- 14.22
- max:
- 16.02
- avg:
- 15.369
- σ:
- 0.523
[ARG.HW.H_WK_PS.F.Y15T24.EMP.W.USUAL._T._T.MEAN._Z.MAIN] Argentina – Hours worked – Hours per week per person – Female – From 15 to 24 years – Employment – Weekly – Usual – Total – Total – Mean – Not applicable – Main job
- from
- 2016=30.366
- to
- 2023=30.609
- min:
- 27.627
- max:
- 30.609
- avg:
- 29.351
- σ:
- 1.045
[ARG.HW.H_WK_PS.F.Y15T64.EMP.W.USUAL.ICSE93_1.FT.MEAN._Z.MAIN] Argentina – Hours worked – Hours per week per person – Female – From 15 to 64 years – Employment – Weekly – Usual – Employees – Full time – Mean – Not applicable – Main job
- from
- 2016=41.479
- to
- 2019=41.606
- min:
- 41.346
- max:
- 41.606
- avg:
- 41.474
- σ:
- 0.092
[ARG.HW.H_WK_PS.F.Y15T64.EMP.W.USUAL.ICSE93_1.PT.MEAN._Z.MAIN] Argentina – Hours worked – Hours per week per person – Female – From 15 to 64 years – Employment – Weekly – Usual – Employees – Part time – Mean – Not applicable – Main job
- from
- 2016=16.449
- to
- 2019=16.707
- min:
- 16.449
- max:
- 16.827
- avg:
- 16.608
- σ:
- 0.165
[ARG.HW.H_WK_PS.F.Y15T64.EMP.W.USUAL.ICSE93_1._T.MEAN._Z.MAIN] Argentina – Hours worked – Hours per week per person – Female – From 15 to 64 years – Employment – Weekly – Usual – Employees – Total – Mean – Not applicable – Main job
- from
- 2016=31.786
- to
- 2019=31.596
- min:
- 31.583
- max:
- 31.913
- avg:
- 31.72
- σ:
- 0.138
[ARG.HW.H_WK_PS.F.Y15T64.EMP.W.USUAL._T.FT.MEAN._Z.MAIN] Argentina – Hours worked – Hours per week per person – Female – From 15 to 64 years – Employment – Weekly – Usual – Total – Full time – Mean – Not applicable – Main job
- from
- 2016=42.918
- to
- 2023=43.237
- min:
- 42.51
- max:
- 43.481
- avg:
- 43.118
- σ:
- 0.291
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