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.

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, annual.

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 **** hours per week on average, and part-time employees about ** hours.

Average Weekly Hours in the United States decreased to 34.20 Hours in June from 34.30 Hours in May of 2025. This dataset provides - United States Average Weekly Hours - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.

The statistic provides information on the average hours worked by full-time employees in the United States, based on pay structure. In 2014, about 25 percent of salary workers worked 50 to 59 hours per week

Germany - Hours worked per week of full-time employment was 40.20 Hour in December of 2024, according to the EUROSTAT. Trading Economics provides the current actual value, an historical data chart and related indicators for Germany - Hours worked per week of full-time employment - last updated from the EUROSTAT on July of 2025. Historically, Germany - Hours worked per week of full-time employment reached a record high of 41.80 Hour in December of 2012 and a record low of 40.20 Hour in December of 2024.

Graph and download economic data for Hours worked by full-time and part-time employees (B4701C0A222NBEA) from 1948 to 2022 about part-time, full-time, hours, employment, GDP, and USA.

European Union Average Weekly Hours Worked: Employment: Full Time: EU 27 excl UK data was reported at 40.300 Hour in 2024. This records a decrease from the previous number of 40.400 Hour for 2023. European Union Average Weekly Hours Worked: Employment: Full Time: EU 27 excl UK data is updated yearly, averaging 41.200 Hour from Dec 2008 (Median) to 2024, with 17 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 41.600 Hour in 2008 and a record low of 40.300 Hour in 2024. European Union Average Weekly Hours Worked: Employment: Full Time: EU 27 excl UK data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Eurostat. The data is categorized under Global Database’s European Union – Table EU.G049: Eurostat: Average Weekly Hours Worked.

Graph and download economic data for Employed, Usually Work Full Time (LNS12500000) from Jan 1968 to Jun 2025 about full-time, 16 years +, household survey, employment, and USA.

In the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), the average Colombian worker put in the most hours in 2022, with ***** hours, or **** hours per week. German workers spent the least amount of time on the job, with ***** hours on average that year, equal to **** hours per week.

Average actual weekly hours worked by industry, including by sex, UK, rolling three-monthly figures published quarterly. Labour Force Survey. These are official statistics in development.

Cyprus Employment: Annual: Working Hours: Per Week: Full Time data was reported at 41.000 Hour in 2024. This records a decrease from the previous number of 42.000 Hour for 2023. Cyprus Employment: Annual: Working Hours: Per Week: Full Time data is updated yearly, averaging 41.000 Hour from Jun 1999 (Median) to 2024, with 26 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 42.000 Hour in 2023 and a record low of 40.000 Hour in 2007. Cyprus Employment: Annual: Working Hours: Per Week: Full Time data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Statistical Service of Cyprus. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Cyprus – Table CY.G008: Employment: Labour Force Survey.

Actual weekly hours worked including by sex, full-time, part-time and second jobs, UK, rolling three-monthly figures published monthly, seasonally adjusted. Labour Force Survey. These are official statistics in development.

Sweden Hours Worked: Average: per Week: Total Employment data was reported at 34.700 Hour in Oct 2018. This records an increase from the previous number of 33.900 Hour for Sep 2018. Sweden Hours Worked: Average: per Week: Total Employment data is updated monthly, averaging 34.000 Hour from Jan 1994 (Median) to Oct 2018, with 298 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 39.000 Hour in Sep 1999 and a record low of 17.400 Hour in Jul 2009. Sweden Hours Worked: Average: per Week: Total Employment data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Statistics Sweden. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Sweden – Table SE.G037: Hours Worked and Average Hours Worked per Week.

The average number of weekly hours worked by full-time workers in the European Union was 40.3 hours a week as of the second quarter of 2024, one of the lowest number of average hours worked during this provided time period. While men worked more hours in full-time roles in the EU, this was reversed for part-time roles, where women worked more hours per week.

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 (** hours) in the European Union. ***** worked the longest, nearly ** hours. Estonia, Croatia, Czechia, Hungary, and Slovakia employees worked shorter than the EU average — below ** hours per week.

The following dataset presents the average weekly number of hours worked by women in selected countries (Poland, Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia) in the years 1999 - 2016. The summary includes average weekly time worked in the main job, for women aged 15+. The estimates correspond to the declared amount. This includes part-time and full-time employment, as well as self-employment and caring for dependents. The data show that Poland is the country where women have the highest workload among the countries surveyed.

Average number of actual weekly hours of work in main job, by sex, age, professional status, full-time/part-time and occupation

Number of employed persons by actual hours worked, class of worker, North American Industry Classification System (NAICS), and gender.

Labour market statistics (disability) provides comparisons between labour market measures for disabled and non-disabled people in New Zealand. Information includes labour market participation and employment rates as well as differences in wages and salaries received.