In 2022, respondents taking part in a survey in the Netherlands worked 4.13 days a week on average. Just 0.6 percent of the survey participants usually worked seven days a week. The large majority however worked five days a week on average.
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Labor force
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- Premium Statistic Employed labor force in the Netherlands 2003-2023
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Unemployment
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- Premium Statistic Size of the unemployed labor force in the Netherlands 2003-2022
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Salaries
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- Basic Statistic Netherlands: average annual salary and bonuses 2022
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Working hours
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- Basic Statistic Average weekly hours worked on the main job in the Netherlands 2001-2021
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Trade unions
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- Premium Statistic Share of people who are trade union members in the Netherlands 2022, by age
- Premium Statistic Share of people who are trade union members in the Netherlands 2022, by industry
- Premium Statistic Reasons not to be a trade union member in the Netherlands 2022
- Premium Statistic Total number of FNV trade union members in the Netherlands 2000-2017
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- Prevalence of flexible working hours in the Netherlands 2021
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- Places to work in the Netherlands 2022
- Share of people who exclusively work from home in the Netherlands 2022, by age group
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- Share of teleworkers in the Netherlands 2021, by age group
- Prevalence of shift work in the Netherlands 2021
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TNO, & Ministerie van Sociale Zaken en Werkgelegenheid, & Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek. (April 18, 2023). How many days a week do you usually work? [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 03, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1058500/number-of-days-worked-weekly-in-the-netherlands/
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TNO, and Ministerie van Sociale Zaken en Werkgelegenheid, and Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek. "How Many Days a Week Do You Usually Work?." Statista, Statista Inc., 18 Apr 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1058500/number-of-days-worked-weekly-in-the-netherlands/
TNO & Ministerie van Sociale Zaken en Werkgelegenheid & Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek, How many days a week do you usually work? Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1058500/number-of-days-worked-weekly-in-the-netherlands/ (last visited December 03, 2023)
How many days a week do you usually work? [Graph], TNO, & Ministerie van Sociale Zaken en Werkgelegenheid, & Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek, April 18, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1058500/number-of-days-worked-weekly-in-the-netherlands/