* The source adds the following information: "For each individual, the average duration of a working day equals to the ratio of the effective annual duration to the number of days worked in the year." ""[T] he legal weekly working time is set at 35 hours for people working full time." "Dares calculations."
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Average length of a working day in France 2011, by socio-professional category
This statistic represents the average length of a working day in France in 2011, by socio-professional category, in hours. In France, executives worked an average of nearly **** hours a day in 2011, while employees worked on average *** hour less.
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Ministère du Travail, de l’Emploi, de la Formation professionnelle et du Dialogue social . (July 26, 2013). Average length of a working day in France in 2011 (in hours), by socio-professional category [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved August 04, 2026, from /statistics/1090094/duration-average-day-job-by-socio-professional-category-france/
Ministère du Travail, de l’Emploi, de la Formation professionnelle et du Dialogue social . "Average length of a working day in France in 2011 (in hours), by socio-professional category ." Chart. July 26, 2013. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed August 04, 2026. /statistics/1090094/duration-average-day-job-by-socio-professional-category-france/
Ministère du Travail, de l’Emploi, de la Formation professionnelle et du Dialogue social . (2013). Average length of a working day in France in 2011 (in hours), by socio-professional category . ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: August 04, 2026. /statistics/1090094/duration-average-day-job-by-socio-professional-category-france/
Ministère du Travail, de l’Emploi, de la Formation professionnelle et du Dialogue social . "Average Length of a Working Day in France in 2011 (in Hours), by Socio-professional Category ." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 26 Jul 2013, /statistics/1090094/duration-average-day-job-by-socio-professional-category-france/
Ministère du Travail, de l’Emploi, de la Formation professionnelle et du Dialogue social , Average length of a working day in France in 2011 (in hours), by socio-professional category ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, /statistics/1090094/duration-average-day-job-by-socio-professional-category-france/ (last visited August 04, 2026)
Average length of a working day in France in 2011 (in hours), by socio-professional category [Graph], Ministère du Travail, de l’Emploi, de la Formation professionnelle et du Dialogue social , July 26, 2013. [Online]. Available: /statistics/1090094/duration-average-day-job-by-socio-professional-category-france/
