The line graph illustrates the number of people with different average working hours from 1998 to 2004, while the table shows the average number of paid holidays people received during the same period.
Overall, there was an increase in the number of people working 16-31 hours and 32-45 hours, whereas the number of individuals working more than 45 hours declined. Concurrently, the average number of paid holidays increased.
In 1998, 10.5 million people worked 32-45 hours weekly, which remained stable the following year. Despite a slight dip to around 10.4 million in 2000, this figure rose significantly to just over 11 million by 2004. Conversely, the number of people working 16-31 hours began at 10 million and saw a steady increase, surpassing those working 32-45 hours by mid-1999 and reaching 12 million in 2004. On the other hand, the number of people working more than 45 hours showed a downward trend, starting at 9.5 million in 1998 and dropping to 9 million in 2004, with some moderate fluctuations in between.
Regarding paid holidays, employees enjoyed 25 days on average in 1998, which gradually increased to 27 days in 1999 and 29 days in 2000. The number of paid holidays rose to 30 days in 2001 and 2002, and subsequentlyto 32 days in 2003 and 2004.