{"version":1,"asset_type":"statistical_series","data_type":"time_series","slug":"mt-long-working-hours-rate","url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/mt-long-working-hours-rate","html_url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/mt-long-working-hours-rate/","title":"Malta Long Working Hours Rate (2025)","description":"Malta's Long Working Hours Rate: 5.6 % of employed persons in 2025, +0.7pp YoY. Eurostat (LFSA_QOE_3A2), 2018–2025.","domain":"labor","category":"Labour & Employment","keywords":["Labour & Employment","Eurostat","Malta","2025"],"publisher":"Eurostat","frequency":"Annual","geography":"Malta","temporal_coverage":"2018/2025","unit":"% of employed persons","last_updated":"2026-07-25","last_updated_text":"25 July 2026","data_as_of":"2025","variable_measured":"Malta Long Working Hours Rate","license":"https://apiardata.com/data-license","is_accessible_for_free":true,"sources":[{"name":"Eurostat","url":"https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/LFSA_QOE_3A2/default/table"}],"meta":[{"label":"Frequency","value":"Annual"},{"label":"Coverage","value":"2018–2025"},{"label":"Observations","value":"8"},{"label":"Geography","value":"Malta"},{"label":"Last updated","value":"25 July 2026"}],"kpis":[{"label":"Malta (2025)","value":"5.6","unit":"% of employed persons","trend":{"direction":"up","value":"+0.7pp YoY"}},{"label":"YoY Change","value":"+0.7pp","unit":"percentage points"},{"label":"Trend","value":"up","unit":""},{"label":"Series length","value":"8","unit":"years of data"}],"series":[{"key":"value","label":"Malta Long Working Hours Rate"}],"observation_count":8,"observations":[{"period":"2018","value":8.3},{"period":"2019","value":9.8},{"period":"2020","value":8.8},{"period":"2021","value":5.5},{"period":"2022","value":4.5},{"period":"2023","value":4.6},{"period":"2024","value":4.9},{"period":"2025","value":5.6}],"table":{"columns":[{"key":"year","label":"Year"},{"key":"value","label":"% of employed persons"},{"key":"yoyChange","label":"YoY Change"}],"rows":[{"year":"2025","value":"5.6","yoyChange":"+0.7pp"},{"year":"2024","value":"4.9","yoyChange":"+0.3pp"},{"year":"2023","value":"4.6","yoyChange":"+0.1pp"},{"year":"2022","value":"4.5","yoyChange":"-1.0pp"},{"year":"2021","value":"5.5","yoyChange":"-3.3pp"},{"year":"2020","value":"8.8","yoyChange":"-1.0pp"},{"year":"2019","value":"9.8","yoyChange":"+1.5pp"},{"year":"2018","value":"8.3","yoyChange":"n/a"}]},"qa":[{"question":"What does this indicator measure?","answer":"This page tracks the share of employed persons in Malta who usually work 49+ hours per week. Compare to EU-27 average. It is published by Eurostat and updated annually."},{"question":"How current is this data?","answer":"The most recent observation covers 2025. Eurostat typically publishes this series with a lag of several months after the reference period. The series runs 2018–2025 (8 observations)."},{"question":"What is the long-term trend?","answer":"The series peaked at 9.8 % of employed persons in 2019 and reached its lowest recorded value of 4.5 in 2022. The latest reading of 5.6 in 2025 represents a change of +0.7pp."}]}