You must think you work really hard and long. But how long is long and who does more work than the rest? The economics website FRED just added a bunch of new economic data which makes this question very easy to examine.

The average full-time American employee works right around 1,700 hours per year.

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So how does this compare to the French? The French used to work as much as the Americans, but they've cut back and now work a lot less.

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Then, you'll want to compare this to the Germans. These days, Germans work even fewer hours per year than the French do.

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But just when you think that the Americans work the most, check out Singapore.

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And obviously, it'll be hard to beat Korea and Hong Kong, all of the East Asian economies crush the U.S. in hours worked per year.

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How much do you average per week? Let us know in the comments!