In terms of employment, around 74% of people aged 15 to 64 in Sweden have a paid job, above the OECD employment average of 65%. Some 76% of men are in paid work, compared with 72% of women. In Sweden, only 1% of employees work very long hours, one of the lowest rates in the OECD where the average is 13%. About 2% of men work very long hours, compared with 1% for women.