Actual Hours Worked
Definition:
Average actual hours worked during reference week (main job).
Methods and Limitations:
Actual average hours worked is calculated by dividing the total actual hours worked by the number of persons who were at work during the reference week.
Total actual hours worked is the number of hours actually worked by the respondent during the reference week, including paid and unpaid hours. In January 1997, the Labour Force Survey questionnaire was changed to allow responses up to 168 hours per week.
Source:
Custom Order: Statistics Canada, Labour Force Survey
Actual Hours Worked in the Sustainable Development Goals
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8. Promote inclusive and sustainable economic growth, employment and decent work for all
Roughly half the world’s population still lives on the equivalent of about US$2 a day. And in too many places, having a job doesn’t guarantee the ability to escape from poverty. This slow and uneven progress requires us to rethink and retool our economic and social policies aimed at eradicating poverty.
A continued lack of decent work opportunities, insufficient investments and under-consumption lead to an erosion of the basic social contract underlying democratic societies: that all must share in progress. The creation of quality jobs will remain a major challenge for almost all economies well beyond 2015.
Sustainable economic growth will require societies to create the conditions that allow people to have quality jobs that stimulate the economy while not harming the environment. Job opportunities and decent working conditions are also required for the whole working age population.
