The graph displays the average work hours per week in the United States from 2006 to 2025. The x-axis represents the years, labeled from '06 to '25, while the y-axis indicates the average hours worked per week. The data shows that the average weekly work hours range from a low of 33.9 hours in 2009 to a high of 34.8 hours in 2021. Over this period, the average work hours have remained relatively stable with slight fluctuations, including a notable dip in 2009 and a peak in 2021. The 2025 figure is marked as not a full year yet.

In July 2025, 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.

Average Weekly Hours in the United States remained unchanged at 34.20 Hours in August. This dataset provides - United States Average Weekly Hours - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.

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.

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.

Graph and download economic data for Average Weekly Hours of All Employees, Total Private (AWHAETP) from Mar 2006 to Aug 2025 about hours, establishment survey, private, employment, and USA.

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.

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.

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 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 China remained unchanged at 48.50 Hours in August. This dataset includes a chart with historical data for China Average Weekly Hours.

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.

CN: Hours Worked: Weekly Average data was reported at 48.500 Hour in Mar 2025. This records an increase from the previous number of 47.100 Hour for Feb 2025. CN: Hours Worked: Weekly Average data is updated monthly, averaging 47.400 Hour from Jun 2017 (Median) to Mar 2025, with 82 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 49.100 Hour in Jan 2025 and a record low of 40.200 Hour in Feb 2020. CN: Hours Worked: Weekly Average data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by National Bureau of Statistics. The data is categorized under China Premium Database’s Labour Market – Table CN.GB: Average Working Hours per Week.

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.

Graph and download economic data for Average Actual Hours of Work Per Week Per Wage Earner, Female, Twenty-Five Manufacturing Industries for United States (M08033USM065NNBR) from Jun 1920 to Apr 1944 about females, hours, wages, manufacturing, industry, and USA.

Graph and download economic data for Average Hours of Work Per Week, Class I Railroad Employees, All Wage-Earners for United States (M08J4AUSM065NNBR) from Jul 1921 to Jun 1943 about railroad, hours, employment, and USA.

The dataset consists of the average number of hours actually worked as reported by people during the Periodic Labour Force Survey. The data is available by region- urban and rural, gender- male and female, and by status of employment- self employed, salaried, and casual labourers. The years covered in the survey are from July to June. For instance, 2023-24 refers to the period July 2023 to June 2024 and likewise for other years.

The hours worked by employees on the main job in France saw no significant changes in 2024 in comparison to the previous year 2023 and remained at around 36.2 hours per week per person. In comparison to 2023, the hours worked decreased not significantly by 0.01 hours per week per person. Find more key insights for the hours worked by employees in countries like Belgium, Luxembourg, and Netherlands.

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.

This report analyses the average number of weekly hours worked in Australia. The report includes all employed individuals and uses the actual number of hours worked during the survey period, rather than the usual number of hours worked. The data is an average of all weeks in a given financial year. The data for this report is sourced from the Australian Bureau of Statistics' labour force survey and is measured in hours per employed person per week.