The average number of weekly working hours in the United States has remained relatively steady over the last years. The highest value for the recorded period was in 2021, when U.S. workers worked an average of 34.7 hours a week. The lowest value was in 2009, following the financial crisis when workers worked 33.8 hours on average.
Average weekly working hours of all employees in the United States from 2007 to 2022
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Bureau of Labor Statistics. (May 14, 2023). Average weekly working hours of all employees in the United States from 2007 to 2022 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 04, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/193949/average-weekly-working-hours-of-all-employees-in-the-us/
Bureau of Labor Statistics. "Average weekly working hours of all employees in the United States from 2007 to 2022." Chart. May 14, 2023. Statista. Accessed May 04, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/193949/average-weekly-working-hours-of-all-employees-in-the-us/
Bureau of Labor Statistics. (2023). Average weekly working hours of all employees in the United States from 2007 to 2022. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 04, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/193949/average-weekly-working-hours-of-all-employees-in-the-us/
Bureau of Labor Statistics. "Average Weekly Working Hours of All Employees in The United States from 2007 to 2022." Statista, Statista Inc., 14 May 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/193949/average-weekly-working-hours-of-all-employees-in-the-us/
Bureau of Labor Statistics, Average weekly working hours of all employees in the United States from 2007 to 2022 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/193949/average-weekly-working-hours-of-all-employees-in-the-us/ (last visited May 04, 2024)
Average weekly working hours of all employees in the United States from 2007 to 2022 [Graph], Bureau of Labor Statistics, May 14, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/193949/average-weekly-working-hours-of-all-employees-in-the-us/