The average workweek for all employees on US private nonfarm payrolls edged down by 0.1 hours to 34.3 hours in July 2023, compared with market forecasts of 34.4 hours. In manufacturing, the average workweek remained unchanged at 40.1 hours, and overtime was unchanged at 3.0 hours. The average workweek for production and nonsupervisory employees on private nonfarm payrolls remained at 33.8 hours. source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

Average Weekly Hours in the United States averaged 34.40 Hours from 2006 until 2023, reaching an all time high of 35.00 Hours in January of 2021 and a record low of 33.70 Hours in June of 2009. This page provides - United States Average Weekly Hours - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news. United States Average Weekly Hours - data, historical chart, forecasts and calendar of releases - was last updated on August of 2023.

Average Weekly Hours in the United States is expected to be 34.60 Hours by the end of this quarter, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations.

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United States Average Weekly Hours



Calendar GMT Reference Actual Previous Consensus TEForecast
2023-07-07 12:30 PM Jun 34.4 34.3 34.3 34.4
2023-08-04 12:30 PM Jul 34.3 34.4 34.4 34.4
2023-09-01 12:30 PM Aug 34.3 34.3 34.3


Related Last Previous Unit Reference
Unemployment Rate 3.50 3.60 percent Jul 2023
Non Farm Payrolls 187.00 185.00 Thousand Jul 2023
Nonfarm Payrolls Private 172.00 128.00 Thousand Jul 2023
Government Payrolls 15.00 57.00 Thousand Jul 2023
Manufacturing Payrolls -2.00 6.00 Thousand Jul 2023
Unemployed Persons 5841.00 5957.00 Thousand Jul 2023
Employed Persons 161262.00 160994.00 Thousand Jul 2023
Average Hourly Earnings 0.40 0.40 percent Jul 2023
Average Weekly Hours 34.30 34.40 Hours Jul 2023
Labor Force Participation Rate 62.60 62.60 percent Jul 2023
Long Term Unemployment Rate 0.69 0.66 percent Jul 2023
Youth Unemployment Rate 8.00 7.50 percent Jul 2023
Labour Costs 128.77 128.24 points Jun 2023
Productivity 114.02 112.98 points Jun 2023
Job Vacancies 9515.00 8885.00 Thousand Jul 2023
Job Offers 8827.00 9165.00 Thousand Jul 2023
Wages 28.96 28.83 USD/Hour Jul 2023
Wages in Manufacturing 26.47 26.33 USD/Hour Jul 2023
Employment Cost Index 1.00 1.20 percent Jun 2023
Average Hourly Earnings YoY 4.40 4.40 percent Jul 2023
Part Time Employment 27153.00 26181.00 Thousand Jul 2023
Full Time Employment 134274.00 134859.00 Thousand Jul 2023
Employment Rate 60.40 60.30 percent Jul 2023

United States Average Weekly Hours
Average weekly hours are the total weekly hours divided by the employees paid for those hours. Unpaid absenteeism, labor turnover, part-time work, and stoppages cause average weekly hours to be lower than scheduled hours of work for an establishment.
Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
34.30 34.40 35.00 33.70 2006 - 2023 Hours Monthly