# France Average hours worked

France Average hours worked was down 0.3% year on year in Q2 2026, compared with −0.3% in Q1 2026.
The level stood at 36.90 Hour.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −1.9% (Q1 2021) to 0.8% (Q1 2022), averaging −0.09%.

- Source agency: Eurostat (Statistical Office of the European Union)
- Makrognosis code: `FR.HOURS.Q.NSA`
- Frequency: quarterly
- Units: Hour
- Coverage: 1998-01-01 to 2026-04-01 (99 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/france/average-hours-worked

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| Q2 2026 | 36.90 Hour | −0.3 |
| Q1 2026 | 36.90 Hour | −0.3 |
| Q4 2025 | 36.90 Hour | −0.5 |
| Q3 2025 | 37.10 Hour | −0.3 |
| Q2 2025 | 37.00 Hour | −0.3 |
| Q1 2025 | 37.00 Hour | 0.0 |
| Q4 2024 | 37.10 Hour | 0.0 |
| Q3 2024 | 37.20 Hour | 0.0 |
| Q2 2024 | 37.10 Hour | −0.3 |
| Q1 2024 | 37.00 Hour | −0.3 |
| Q4 2023 | 37.10 Hour | −0.5 |
| Q3 2023 | 37.20 Hour | −0.3 |
| Q2 2023 | 37.20 Hour | 0.0 |
| Q1 2023 | 37.10 Hour | 0.0 |
| Q4 2022 | 37.30 Hour | 0.5 |
| Q3 2022 | 37.30 Hour | 0.5 |
| Q2 2022 | 37.20 Hour | 0.5 |
| Q1 2022 | 37.10 Hour | 0.8 |
| Q4 2021 | 37.10 Hour | −0.8 |
| Q3 2021 | 37.10 Hour | −1.1 |
| Q2 2021 | 37.00 Hour | −1.6 |
| Q1 2021 | 36.80 Hour | −1.9 |
| Q4 2020 | 37.40 Hour | −0.3 |
| Q3 2020 | 37.50 Hour | −0.5 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/FR.HOURS.Q.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/FR.HOURS.Q.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```