Band 6+: The charts below show the number of working hours per week, in the industrial sector, in four European countries in 2002. Summarize the information by selecting and reporting the main features and make comparisons where relevant.

The bar graphs illustrate information about the percentage of workers on the basis of their working hours in four major countries namely France, Denmark, Sweden, and the UK.

Overall, the proportion of workers working between 36-40 hours is recorded to be the highest in Denmark, Sweden, and the UK whereas France has the topmost percentage of workers performing their task for 31-35 hours.

The number of workers doing their job for just 1-14 hours is observed to be approximately 9%. However, the rising trend can be noticed in the working hours until 31-35 hours work time and reaches at 50%. Thereafter, a significant fall is traced limiting to 9% working for 50+ hours. On the other hand, the percentage of workers marked to be increasing until 36-40 working hours and then gradually declines with the increase in hours in both Denmark and Sweden. By contrast, a fluctuating graph can be evidenced in the quotient of workers with the rise in the working hours standing at 20% for 50+ hours in the UK.