In October 2024, the average working week for all employees on private nonfarm payrolls in the United States was at 34.3 hours. This includes part-time workers. The data have been seasonally adjusted. Employed persons consist of all employees on private nonfarm payrolls. U.S. working week As in most industrialized countries, the standard work week in the United States begins on Monday and ends on Friday. According to data released by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the average workweek for all employees (including part-time) working in private industries in the United States amounted to about 34.5 hours in 2022. Over the course of one month, the U.S. workforce works about 3.9 billion hours in total.The average work week can differ heavily from industry to industry. An employee in the mining and logging industry worked about 45.5 hours a week in April 2023, while employees in private education and health services worked for an average of 33.4 hours per week.

This statistic shows the annual average of the length of a working week in the United States, for all employees from 2007 to 2023. Employed persons consist of all employees on private nonfarm payrolls. The average working week for all employees on private nonfarm payrolls was at 34.4 hours in 2023.

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.

Jordan JO: Average Working Hours of Children: Study and Work: Aged 7-14: Hours per Week data was reported at 15.540 Hour in 2016. This records a decrease from the previous number of 25.000 Hour for 2007. Jordan JO: Average Working Hours of Children: Study and Work: Aged 7-14: Hours per Week data is updated yearly, averaging 20.270 Hour from Dec 2007 (Median) to 2016, with 2 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 25.000 Hour in 2007 and a record low of 15.540 Hour in 2016. Jordan JO: Average Working Hours of Children: Study and Work: Aged 7-14: Hours per Week data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Jordan – Table JO.World Bank.WDI: Labour Force. Average working hours of children studying and working refer to the average weekly working hours of those children who are attending school in combination with economic activity.; ; Understanding Children's Work project based on data from ILO, UNICEF and the World Bank.; ;

In the United States, the average working week for all employees on private nonfarm payrolls was at 34.3 hours in October 2024. The data have been seasonally adjusted. Employed persons consist of all employees on private nonfarm payrolls.

Number of average usual hours and average actual hours worked in a reference week by type of work (full- and part-time employment), job type (main or all jobs), gender, and age group, monthly.

Graph and download economic data for Average Hours of Work Per Week Per Wage Earner, All Male, Twenty-Five Manufacturing Industries for United States (M08030USM065NNBR) from Jun 1920 to Apr 1944 about males, hours, wages, manufacturing, industry, and USA.

Vietnam Average Working Hour Per Week data was reported at 45.110 Hour in 2017. This records an increase from the previous number of 44.900 Hour for 2016. Vietnam Average Working Hour Per Week data is updated yearly, averaging 45.000 Hour from Dec 2009 (Median) to 2017, with 9 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 47.000 Hour in 2009 and a record low of 43.500 Hour in 2014. Vietnam Average Working Hour Per Week data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by General Statistics Office. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Vietnam – Table VN.G045: Average Working Hour Per Week.

This statistic depicts the total number of hours employees worked per week in the United States in 2018, by age. During the survey, 25 percent of respondents ages 30 to 44 reported working between 21 and 30 hours per week.

Graph and download economic data for Average Annual Hours Worked by Persons Engaged for United States (AVHWPEUSA065NRUG) from 1950 to 2019 about hours, labor force, labor, persons, and USA.

Graph and download economic data for Average Weekly Hours of All Employees: Total Private in California (SMU06000000500000002) from Jan 2007 to Jan 2025 about hours, CA, private, employment, and USA.

The statistic provides information on the average hours worked by full-time and part-time employees in the United States from 2001 to 2014. In 2014, full-time employees worked about 46.7 hours per week on average, and part-time employees about 26 hours.

In 2023, employees in most Central and Eastern European countries worked longer than the average weekly number of hours at the main full-time job (39 hours) in the European Union. Serbs worked the longest, nearly 43 hours. Estonia, Croatia, Czechia, Hungary, and Slovakia employees worked shorter than the EU average — below 39 hours per week.

Congo, The Democratic Republic of the CD: Average Working Hours of Children: Working Only: Aged 7-14: Hours per Week data was reported at 9.183 Hour in 2014. This records a decrease from the previous number of 11.000 Hour for 2010. Congo, The Democratic Republic of the CD: Average Working Hours of Children: Working Only: Aged 7-14: Hours per Week data is updated yearly, averaging 10.091 Hour from Dec 2010 (Median) to 2014, with 2 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 11.000 Hour in 2010 and a record low of 9.183 Hour in 2014. Congo, The Democratic Republic of the CD: Average Working Hours of Children: Working Only: Aged 7-14: Hours per Week data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Democratic Republic of Congo – Table CD.World Bank: Labour Force. Average working hours of children working only refers to the average weekly working hours of those children who are involved in economic activity and not attending school.; ; Understanding Children's Work project based on data from ILO, UNICEF and the World Bank.; ;

Korea Average Hour Worked Per Week data was reported at 42.000 Hour in Oct 2018. This records an increase from the previous number of 41.700 Hour for Sep 2018. Korea Average Hour Worked Per Week data is updated monthly, averaging 50.150 Hour from Jul 1982 (Median) to Oct 2018, with 436 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 58.600 Hour in Jun 1988 and a record low of 30.900 Hour in Sep 2011. Korea Average Hour Worked Per Week data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Statistics Korea. The data is categorized under Global Database’s South Korea – Table KR.G029: Employment: By Hours Worked Per Week.

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Benin BJ: Average Working Hours of Children: Study and Work: Aged 7-14: Hours per Week data was reported at 10.600 Hour in 2012. Benin BJ: Average Working Hours of Children: Study and Work: Aged 7-14: Hours per Week data is updated yearly, averaging 10.600 Hour from Dec 2012 (Median) to 2012, with 1 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 10.600 Hour in 2012 and a record low of 10.600 Hour in 2012. Benin BJ: Average Working Hours of Children: Study and Work: Aged 7-14: Hours per Week data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Benin – Table BJ.World Bank.WDI: Labour Force. Average working hours of children studying and working refer to the average weekly working hours of those children who are attending school in combination with economic activity.;Understanding Children's Work project based on data from ILO, UNICEF and the World Bank.;;

Average weekly hours (including overtime) for employees paid by the hour, by enterprise size and North American Industry Classification System (NAICS), last 5 quarters.

Graph and download economic data for Average Hours of Work Per Week, Production Workers, Manufacturing, Nondurable Goods for United States (M08264USM065NNBR) from Jan 1932 to Feb 1962 about nondurable goods, workers, hours, production, goods, manufacturing, and USA.

Number of employees working overtime (weekly) and average overtime hours by North American Industry Classification System (NAICS), gender and age group, last 5 years.