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Figure 13: ‘Pressure due to time constraints’, Yes responses – ESENER 2019  
 
It has to be noted that ESENER responses refer to the situation in an enterprise, and the LF S and EWCS refer to 
the individual situation of a worker/employed person.  
 
Also in 2019, the Eurostat LFS Ad hoc module on working arrangement and working time shows quite 
similar data.37 Approximately 35% of all employed persons in the EU27 are working ‘Often’ or ‘Always’ 
under time pressure.  
 
Figure 14: Employed persons and percentage of working time under pressure – Eurostat LFS Ad hoc 2019  
 
The country-specific data from the LFS differ in many aspects from the ESENER data. Greece, Malta 
and Czechia are at the top, the Nordic countries in a middle position and at the lower end we find a 
mixture of countries from all geographical regions. This difference is probably due to the applied