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.

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 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.

Jordan JO: Average Working Hours of Children: Working Only: Aged 7-14: Hours per Week data was reported at 49.880 Hour in 2016. This records a decrease from the previous number of 52.700 Hour for 2007. Jordan JO: Average Working Hours of Children: Working Only: Aged 7-14: Hours per Week data is updated yearly, averaging 51.290 Hour from Dec 2007 (Median) to 2016, with 2 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 52.700 Hour in 2007 and a record low of 49.880 Hour in 2016. Jordan JO: 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 Jordan – Table JO.World Bank.WDI: 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.; ;

Graph and download economic data for Average Weekly Overtime Hours of All Employees, Manufacturing (CEU3000000004) from Mar 2006 to Jun 2025 about establishment survey, hours, manufacturing, employment, and USA.

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 Overtime Hours of Production and Nonsupervisory Employees, Manufacturing (AWOTMAN) from Jan 1956 to May 2025 about nonsupervisory, establishment survey, hours, production, manufacturing, employment, and USA.

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Graph and download economic data for Average Weekly Hours of Production and Nonsupervisory Employees, Total Private (AWHNONAG) from Jan 1964 to Jun 2025 about nonsupervisory, headline figure, establishment survey, hours, production, private, employment, and USA.

Graph and download economic data for Average Weekly Hours of All Employees, Manufacturing (AWHAEMAN) from Mar 2006 to Jun 2025 about establishment survey, hours, manufacturing, employment, and USA.

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

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.

European Union Average Weekly Hours Worked: Employment: Part Time: EU 27 excl UK data was reported at 21.500 Hour in 2024. This records an increase from the previous number of 21.400 Hour for 2023. European Union Average Weekly Hours Worked: Employment: Part Time: EU 27 excl UK data is updated yearly, averaging 20.500 Hour from Dec 2008 (Median) to 2024, with 17 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 21.500 Hour in 2024 and a record low of 20.100 Hour in 2012. European Union Average Weekly Hours Worked: Employment: Part 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.

Historical releases of employment and average weekly earnings (including overtime) for all employees by province, territory and North American Industry Classification System (NAICS), last 5 months.

Graph and download economic data for Average Weekly Hours of All Employees, Construction (AWHAECON) from Mar 2006 to May 2025 about establishment survey, hours, construction, employment, and USA.

Average number of usual weekly hours of work in main job by frequency of working under time pressure and frequency of work-related contacts during leisure time (in last two months)

Graph and download economic data for Average Weekly Hours of All Employees: Total Private in Florida (SMU12000000500000002A) from 2007 to 2024 about hours, FL, private, employment, 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.

In 2020, employees who mainly worked from home worked an average of **** hours a week, compared with the ***** hours worked in 2013. At the height of the first wave of the Coronavirus pandemic, in **********, almost half of UK workers were working from home, and just ** percent of people were traveling to work.

The average number of weekly hours worked by full-time workers in Northern Ireland was 36.8 in the fourth quarter of 2024, unchanged from the previous quarter.