The statistic provides information on the average hours worked by full-time employees in the United States. In 2013 and 2014, about 42 percent of the participants stated they work on average 40 hours per week.
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Gallup. (August 29, 2014). In a typical week, how many hours do you work? [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved October 04, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/323441/average-hours-worked-per-week-by-full-time-us-workers/
Gallup. "In a typical week, how many hours do you work?." Chart. August 29, 2014. Statista. Accessed October 04, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/323441/average-hours-worked-per-week-by-full-time-us-workers/
Gallup. (2014). In a typical week, how many hours do you work?. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: October 04, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/323441/average-hours-worked-per-week-by-full-time-us-workers/
Gallup. "In a Typical Week, How Many Hours Do You Work?." Statista, Statista Inc., 29 Aug 2014, https://www.statista.com/statistics/323441/average-hours-worked-per-week-by-full-time-us-workers/
Gallup, In a typical week, how many hours do you work? Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/323441/average-hours-worked-per-week-by-full-time-us-workers/ (last visited October 04, 2023)
In a typical week, how many hours do you work? [Graph], Gallup, August 29, 2014. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/323441/average-hours-worked-per-week-by-full-time-us-workers/