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.

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 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 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.

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.

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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.

Graph and download economic data for Average Hours of Work Per Week, Class I Railroad Employees, Skilled and Semi-Skilled Shop Workers for United States (M08035USM065NNBR) from Jul 1921 to Jun 1943 about railroad, workers, hours, employment, and USA.

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.

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Graph and download economic data for Average Hours of Work Per Week, Production Workers, Manufacturing, Durable Goods for United States (M08263USM065NNBR) from Jan 1932 to Feb 1962 about workers, durable goods, hours, production, goods, manufacturing, and USA.

According to a survey from 2023, physicians in the United States worked an average of ** hours per week. However, physicians in three specialties, critical care, general surgery, and cardiology worked on average over ** hours a week. In comparison, the average working week of all U.S. workers amounted to **** hours in 2023.

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United States - Manufacturing Sector: Average Weekly Hours Worked for All Employed Persons was 0.00000 % Chg. From Qtr. 1 Yr. Ago in January of 2025, according to the United States Federal Reserve. Historically, United States - Manufacturing Sector: Average Weekly Hours Worked for All Employed Persons reached a record high of 4.40000 in April of 2021 and a record low of -5.00000 in April of 2020. Trading Economics provides the current actual value, an historical data chart and related indicators for United States - Manufacturing Sector: Average Weekly Hours Worked for All Employed Persons - last updated from the United States Federal Reserve on July of 2025.

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United States Avg Weekly Hours: PW: Information data was reported at 35.100 Hour in Oct 2018. This records a decrease from the previous number of 36.200 Hour for Sep 2018. United States Avg Weekly Hours: PW: Information data is updated monthly, averaging 36.400 Hour from Jan 1964 (Median) to Oct 2018, with 658 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 38.600 Hour in Aug 1966 and a record low of 35.000 Hour in Jan 1982. United States Avg Weekly Hours: PW: Information data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Bureau of Labor Statistics. The data is categorized under Global Database’s United States – Table US.G039: Current Employment Statistics Survey: Average Weekly Hours: Production Workers.

United States Avg Weekly Hours: sa: Private data was reported at 34.300 Hour in Apr 2025. This stayed constant from the previous number of 34.300 Hour for Mar 2025. United States Avg Weekly Hours: sa: Private data is updated monthly, averaging 34.400 Hour from Mar 2006 (Median) to Apr 2025, with 230 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 35.000 Hour in Apr 2021 and a record low of 33.700 Hour in Jun 2009. United States Avg Weekly Hours: sa: Private data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. The data is categorized under Global Database’s United States – Table US.G: Current Employment Statistics: Average Weekly Hours: Seasonally Adjusted. [COVID-19-IMPACT]

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 Weekly Overtime Hours of All Employees, Manufacturing (CES3000000004) from Mar 2006 to Jun 2025 about establishment survey, hours, manufacturing, employment, and USA.

This statistic shows the average length of a workweek for a chemical production worker in the United States from 2000 to 2019. In 2019, a U.S. chemical production worker had to work an average of 42.3 hours per week.