Among the EU countries, Greece had the highest share of workers with long hours (12.4 percent), followed by Cyprus (10 percent) and France (9.9 percent). In contrast, the lowest rates were recorded in Bulgaria (0.4 percent), Latvia (1 percent) and Lithuania (1.4 percent). 

The share of self-employed people who worked long hours (27.5 percent of total self-employed people) was higher than that of employees (3.4 percent of total employees). 

Out of all occupational groups, as defined by the international standard classification of occupations (ISCO), long working hours were most common among skilled agricultural, forestry and fishery workers (26.2  percent of all employed people in that occupation group) and managers (21.1 percent).