France actual hours worked in main job index: women
France actual hours worked in main job index: women stood at 108.3 in Q2 2026, according to Eurostat – labour market slack by sex and age, quarterly (lfsi_sla_q). It is one of the indicators in the Labour market indicators (Eurostat) table (Value · Quarterly), with a complete series running from Q1 2009 to Q2 2026. The complete series with an interactive chart, free to download.
This indicator in the Labour market indicators (Eurostat) table
| Indicator | Q2-2026 | Q1-2026 | Q4-2025 | Q3-2025 | Q2-2025 | Q1-2025 | Q4-2024 | Q3-2024 | Q2-2024 | Q1-2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Actual hours worked in the main job, index 2021=100 | |||||||||||
| Women | 108.3 | 106.9 | 108.5 | 107.5 | 108.4 | 106.8 | 106.6 | 108.1 | 106.8 | 105.9 | |
| Total | 106.8 | 105.8 | 107.8 | 106.9 | 107.2 | 106.1 | 105.9 | 107 | 106.3 | 105.4 |
Understanding france actual hours worked in main job index: women
Scaled against a fixed reference year, this index tracks the cumulative volume of actual working hours performed by employed women within their primary job capacity. The series measures the time input contributed by female employees and self-employed women during the survey reference week, capturing variations in part-time schedules, overtime, and short-term work arrangements. By focusing exclusively on female labor input, this series highlights structural differences in working time arrangements compared to male counterparts and aggregate totals.
Interpreting this indicator requires consideration of the high concentration of female employment in service sectors, where holiday shutdowns and seasonal schedule adjustments can create sharp index movements. Seasonally adjusted data should be utilized for analyzing short-term trajectory changes, whereas unadjusted annual comparisons assist in evaluating multi-year structural shifts. Analysts must also exercise caution when linking this index directly to female employment head counts, as fluctuations in average part-time hours can decouple the two measures.
Frequently asked questions
- How does part-time work affect this index?
- Part-time schedules contribute proportionally fewer hours to the aggregate index compared to full-time positions.
- Does this measure capture hours worked from home?
- Yes, actual hours worked include remote work and teleworking provided the time is dedicated to professional duties.
- Why does this series use an index format?
- The index format standardizes the data relative to the base year, facilitating observation of relative growth trajectories.