Band 6+: 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 charts illustrate the number of working time on a weekly basis in the industrial sector of four European countries in 2002. Overall, it is clear that the massive number of workers in those countries worked more than 30 hours per week, with the most ubiquitous hours of work falling between 36 to 40 for a week, except France.

In France, the percentage of workers worked 31-35 hours per week is the highest. The percentage of people who work for 36-40 and 46-50 hours were 37% and 20% respectively. The proportion for the rest accounted for around 13%.

Denmark, Sweden and The UK have the highest percentage of people who worked from 36 to 40 hours were about 70%, 80% and 50% respectively, which is quite different from France’s. The second and third place go to 31-35 hours and 41-45 hours employees. The percentage for the rest in Denmark was lower than the leftovers from Sweden. Additionally, the figure of laborers who worked for more than 50 hours was the maximum among the four nations.