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Kuzina 204/1. United States and France.

Analyzing the graph depicting average annual hours worked in the United States and France from 1950 to 2015 reveals a common trend of overall decline, yet their trajectories differed markedly. The United States exhibited a more volatile pattern, while France demonstrated a consistently smoother reduction. During the 1950s, the U.S. saw a significant decrease from approximately 2350 hours to around 2050, a sharper drop than France's gradual decline from roughly 1900 to 1750 hours. The 1960s brought continued reductions, with the U.S. fluctuating around 1950 hours and France steadily decreasing to approximately 1650 hours. In the 1970s, the U.S. experienced a more pronounced drop to approximately 1800 hours, contrasting with France's consistent decrease to around 1550 hours. The 1980s showed the U.S. fluctuating around 1800 hours, while France continued its steady decline to approximately 1500 hours. The 1990s brought a noticeable decrease for the U.S. to approximately 1750 hours, compared to France's continued gradual reduction to about 1450 hours. During the 2000s, the U.S. decreased to approximately 1700 hours, while France reached approximately 1400 hours. By 2010-2015, both countries saw further slight reductions, with the U.S. ending around 1680 hours and France around 1380 hours. In conclusion, while both nations experienced a decrease in average annual working hours, the U.S. demonstrated significantly more volatile changes compared to the consistent, gradual decline observed in France.