The bar charts depict the proportion of male and female workers who work different numbers of hours per week in the government and private sectors.
Overall, in the government sector, the highest proportion of men worked over 46 hours per week, while women were mainly concentrated in the 6-12 hours category. The same pattern can be seen in the private sector. However, the minimum working hours for men differed between the two sectors, with 13-30 hours in the government sector compared with just 1-2 hours in the private sector.
In the government sector, the proportion of men working over 46 hours per week was the highest, at 30%, compared with just 4% of women. Turning to the 6-12-hour category, 35% of female workers fell into this group, which was considerably higher than the figure for men, at just 23%. The figure for women in the 31-45-hour category accounted for 20%, which was 5% points higher than the figure for men, at 15%. Meanwhile, 23% of women worked 13-30 hours per week, while the same proportion of men worked only 1-2 hours.
Regarding the private sector, around one-third of male workers worked over 46 hours per week, compared with just 4% of female workers. The smallest proportion of men was in the 1-2-hour category, at 5%, while the largest proportion of women was in the 6-12-hour category, at 34%. Men accounted for 20% in both the 6-12-hour and 31-45-hour categories, while women represented the same proportion in the 13-30-hour and 31-45-hour categories.