In all Nordic countries, a lower share of the employed population worked on weekends than employees in the EU. In 2021, Norway had the lowest rate of its employees working on weekends, only around five percent. Finland and Sweden had the highest rate with 18 percent.
Share of employees working on weekends in the Nordic countries from 2011 to 2021, by country
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Statistics on Employment in the Nordic countries
Overview
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- Basic Statistic Employment rate in the Nordic countries 2012-2022, by country
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- Basic Statistic Annual average earnings in the Nordic countries 2011-2021, by country
Employment
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- Premium Statistic Employment rate in the Nordic countries 2021, by gender
- Premium Statistic Employment rate in the Nordic countries 2021, by age
- Premium Statistic Employment rate in the Nordic countries 2021, by educational level
- Basic Statistic Employment by economic sector in the Nordic countries 2019
Unemployment
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- Premium Statistic Unemployment rate in the Nordic countries 2011-2021, by country
- Premium Statistic Unemployment rate among men in the Nordic countries 2010-2021, by country
- Premium Statistic Unemployment rate among women in the Nordic countries 2011-2021, by country
- Premium Statistic Youth unemployment rate in the Nordic countries 2010-2021, by country
- Premium Statistic Percentage of young people who were NEET the Nordics 2018-2022
- Premium Statistic Unemployment rate forecasts in the Nordics 2020-2024
Future labor market
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- Premium Statistic Employment growth forecast in the Nordics 2021-2026, by gender
- Premium Statistic Employment growth forecast in the Nordics 2021-2026, by age groups
- Premium Statistic Estimated labor force growth in the Nordics 2021-2026, by education level
- Premium Statistic Employment growth forecast in the Nordics 2021-2026, by occupation
- Premium Statistic Estimated job replacements in the Nordics 2021-2026, by occupation
Earnings and working conditions
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- Premium Statistic Average weekly working hours in the Nordic countries 2011-2021, by country
- Premium Statistic Unadjusted gender pay gap in the Nordic countries 2010-2020, by country
- Premium Statistic Part-time employment in the Nordic countries 2011-2021, by country
- Premium Statistic Work on weekends in the Nordic countries 2011-2021, by country
- Premium Statistic Work-related health problems in the Nordic countries 2020, by country
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Eurostat. (December 15, 2022). Share of employees working on weekends in the Nordic countries from 2011 to 2021, by country [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 30, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1275730/nordics-work-on-weekends/
Eurostat. "Share of employees working on weekends in the Nordic countries from 2011 to 2021, by country." Chart. December 15, 2022. Statista. Accessed May 30, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1275730/nordics-work-on-weekends/
Eurostat. (2022). Share of employees working on weekends in the Nordic countries from 2011 to 2021, by country. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 30, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1275730/nordics-work-on-weekends/
Eurostat. "Share of Employees Working on Weekends in The Nordic Countries from 2011 to 2021, by Country." Statista, Statista Inc., 15 Dec 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1275730/nordics-work-on-weekends/
Eurostat, Share of employees working on weekends in the Nordic countries from 2011 to 2021, by country Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1275730/nordics-work-on-weekends/ (last visited May 30, 2023)
Share of employees working on weekends in the Nordic countries from 2011 to 2021, by country [Graph], Eurostat, December 15, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1275730/nordics-work-on-weekends/