In the United States, the average working week for all employees on private nonfarm payrolls was at 35 hours in January 2021. The data have been seasonally adjusted. Employed persons consist of all employees on private nonfarm payrolls.
Length of the average working week of all employees in the United States in January 2021, by industry
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Bureau of Labor Statistics. (February 5, 2021). Length of the average working week of all employees in the United States in January 2021, by industry [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved February 27, 2021, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/261808/monthly-change-of-the-average-working-week-of-all-us-employees-by-industry/
Bureau of Labor Statistics. "Length of the average working week of all employees in the United States in January 2021, by industry ." Chart. February 5, 2021. Statista. Accessed February 27, 2021. https://www.statista.com/statistics/261808/monthly-change-of-the-average-working-week-of-all-us-employees-by-industry/
Bureau of Labor Statistics. (2021). Length of the average working week of all employees in the United States in January 2021, by industry . Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: February 27, 2021. https://www.statista.com/statistics/261808/monthly-change-of-the-average-working-week-of-all-us-employees-by-industry/
Bureau of Labor Statistics. "Length of The Average Working Week of All Employees in The United States in January 2021, by Industry ." Statista, Statista Inc., 5 Feb 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/261808/monthly-change-of-the-average-working-week-of-all-us-employees-by-industry/
Bureau of Labor Statistics, Length of the average working week of all employees in the United States in January 2021, by industry Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/261808/monthly-change-of-the-average-working-week-of-all-us-employees-by-industry/ (last visited February 27, 2021)