The graph and table show the number of individuals’ working hours and the number of paid holidays from 1998 to 2004.
The line graph illustrates
people
’s working hours
between 1999 and 2004, while
the table depicts how many holidays with pay people
enjoyed on average during the same period.
Overall
, the number
of people
working 16-31 hours
and 32-45 hours
experienced a rise, but fewer individuals worked more than 45 hours
; meanwhile, people
were entitled to more paid holidays.
Regarding people
’s working time, in 1998, 10.5 million
people
worked 32-45 hours
and then
the number
stabilised in the following year. The figure increased noticeably to just over 11 million
in 2004 after it had decreased slightly to approximately 10.4 million
in 2000. Although
the initial number
of people
working 16-31 hours
was 10 million
, it grew significantly by 2 million
, overtaking that of people
working 32-45 hours
in the middle of 1999 and reaching 12 million
in 2004. In contrast
, people
working more than 45 hours
had an all-time low number
, at 9.5 million
in the beginning and 9 million
at the end
, with some moderate fluctuations in between.
Turning to the average number
of paid holidays, people
had 25 days
in 1998, 27 days
in 1999, and 29 days
in 2000, and the figure went up to 30 days
during the first two years of the 21st century. Luckily, workers got 32 days
in 2003 and 2004.Submitted by vinhlehoang85 on
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