Press 9% of all people in full-time employment worked more than 48 hours per week in 2021

Press release No. 543 of 16 December 2022

  • Mostly people in full-time employment between 55 and 64 years (11.4%)
  • Excessive working hours common mainly among executives and self-employed

WIESBADEN – Excessive working hours have an impact on the workload and the time remaining for the family and leisure. In 2021, it was common for 8.8% of the people in full-time employment to work more than 48 hours per week. This is regarded as excessive working hours. The Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) also reports that almost every other self-employed with employees (49.9%) worked excessive hours. On average, people in full-time employment from the age of 15 work 40.5 hours a week.

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