The three pie charts provide information about the weekly working hours of employees, owners or managers, and the overall workforce in Australia in 2001. The data are classified into three categories: part-time work, full-time work, and long working hours.
Overall, working more than 41 hours per week was the most common pattern among Australian workers. This trend was particularly evident among owners and managers, whereas employees were more likely to work standard full-time hours.
Looking first at employees, who made up 6.9 million workers, the largest share worked between 35 and 40 hours per week, accounting for 38%. Those working long hours represented 33%, while a slightly smaller proportion, 29%, were employed part-time.
A different pattern can be seen among owners and managers. Long working hours dominated this group, with 67% working over 41 hours weekly. In contrast, only 19% worked fewer than 35 hours, and just 14% were in the full-time category, making it the smallest segment.
For the workforce as a whole, comprising 8.8 million people, 40% worked long hours, compared with 33% who worked full-time and 27% who worked part-time. These figures suggest that extended working hours were a significant feature of the Australian labour market in 2001, especially among those in managerial or ownership positions.