On average, a French employee would work 39,20 fours a week. Managers stay in the work place for another 6 hours a week.
In 2009, 25,6 million people were employed, 82,7% work full time, 17,3% part-time. 12,6% hold time limited contract jobs (CDD: Contrat Durée Déterminé, agency work, apprenticeship).
One in 5 employed people (5,2 million) is a civil servant according to a 2008 survey. In Paris and its suburban, there are 84 civil servants for every 1000 people.
