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Inside Europe’s shortest workweek
20 May 2026

Inside Europe’s shortest workweek

Reuters Econ World

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People in the Netherlands on average spend less time working than any other advanced country - just 32 hours a week. Could the rest of the world follow their lead? On this week’s episode of Econ World, guest host Ethan Plotkin meets workers in Amsterdam who have Fridays off and speaks with the chief economist at the Dutch Statistics Office to hear how shorter work hours are impacting the economy.



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