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Politics : Foreign Affairs Discussion Group
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To: KyrosL who wrote (151803)11/17/2004 1:56:08 PM
From: KyrosL   of 281500
 
Here is the table of hours worked and productivity for the US and selected European countries that can be found in the following Wall Stree Journal article:


             Weekly Working Hours        Annual Working Hours                            Productivity                                   Quality of Life 
  
Country  Hours by Regulation  Weekly Hours Annual hours  change 1991-2003  GDP/Hour as % of US  GDP/Person as % of U.S.  Annual Paid Leave  Unemployment Rates  

FRANCE                 35       37.7             1431            -10.6%           103              88                           25           9.4%  
GERMANY     Legal max. 48       39.9             1446             -6.2%           101              80                           20           9.6%  
U.K.        Legal max. 48       43.3             1673             -5.4%            79              74                           20             5%  
U.S.        No legal max.       42.9             1792             -1.3%           100             100                            0             6%


online.wsj.com
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