Average length of U.S. working week 2007-2018
Annual average working hours per week of all employees in the United States from 2007 to 2018
by Erin Duffin,
last edited
Apr 29, 2019
This statistic shows the annual average of the length of a working week in the United States, for all employees from 2007 to 2018. Employed persons consist of all employees on private nonfarm payrolls. The average working week for all employees on private nonfarm payrolls was at 34.5 hours in 2018.
Annual average working hours per week of all employees in the United States from 2007 to 2018
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| Hours of work | |
|---|---|
| 2018 | 34.5 |
| 2017 | 34.4 |
| 2016 | 34.4 |
| 2015 | 34.5 |
| 2014 | 34.5 |
| 2013 | 34.4 |
| 2012 | 34.5 |
| 2011 | 34.4 |
| 2010 | 34.1 |
| 2009 | 33.9 |
| 2008 | 34.4 |
| 2007 | 34.6 |
| Hours of work | |
|---|---|
| 2018 | 34.5 |
| 2017 | 34.4 |
| 2016 | 34.4 |
| 2015 | 34.5 |
| 2014 | 34.5 |
| 2013 | 34.4 |
| 2012 | 34.5 |
| 2011 | 34.4 |
| 2010 | 34.1 |
| 2009 | 33.9 |
| 2008 | 34.4 |
| 2007 | 34.6 |
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by Erin Duffin,
last edited
Apr 29, 2019
This statistic shows the annual average of the length of a working week in the United States, for all employees from 2007 to 2018. Employed persons consist of all employees on private nonfarm payrolls. The average working week for all employees on private nonfarm payrolls was at 34.5 hours in 2018.
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- Region
- United States
- Survey time period
- 2007 to 2018
- Age group
- 16 years and older
- Special properties
- Full-time and part-time employees
- Supplementary notes
- Seasonal adjustment is a statistical method for removing the seasonal component of a time series used when analyzing non-seasonal trends.
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- Region
- United States
- Survey time period
- 2007 to 2018
- Age group
- 16 years and older
- Special properties
- Full-time and part-time employees
- Supplementary notes
- Seasonal adjustment is a statistical method for removing the seasonal component of a time series used when analyzing non-seasonal trends.
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