"Well, but that's per capita. That doesn't say anything about the average hours per worker..." True, but presumably the author's claim is based on reports such

"Well, but that's per capita. That doesn't say anything about the average hours per worker..." True, but presumably the author's claim is based on reports such as this one, where the figures are also per capita: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/439595.stm http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/439595.stm