Band 8+: The charts below show the figure for work hours per week in the industrial sector in four European countries in 2002. Summarize the information by selecting and reporting the main characteristics, and compare with the corresponding ones.

The bar charts depict the distribution of weekly hours industrial laborers spent in four European nations in 2002.

Overall, while the ratio of workers engaged in industrial activities in France, Sweden, and the UK had a similar share among groups, that in Denmark had a smaller proportion in other groups. Notably, the 36-40 group accounted for the majority of workers in four countries.

In detail, the fraction of laborers in France and Sweden doing less than 30 hours or more than 40 hours was relatively low. However, in Sweden, about 80% of workers worked 36-40 hours, which was twice the percentage in France. France had a notable proportion in the 31-35 hour category, at 40%, whereas that in Sweden was slightly lower, at 35%.

In Denmark, the proportion of laborers working 1-35 hours and 41-50+ hours were each around 10%, while those in the UK constituted from 5-20% among categories, except for the 36-40 group. The figure for industrial workers spending time in Denmark stood at 70%, significantly higher than that in the UK, at 50%.