Average weekly hours actually worked per employed person, both sexes (monthly, ILOSTAT): United States

The latest reading SOTW holds for United States is 36.150 hours per week for 2026-09, from ILOSTAT (International Labour Organization).

Reviewed series · Labor · Monthly · hours per week · ILO.HOURS.ACTUAL.M · USA

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Latest
36.150
hours per week · 2026-09
Previous
37.660
hours per week · 2026-08
Oldest shown
38.270
hours per week · 2016-09
Readings shown
120
Newest readings; the full history is in the API

United States · history

hours per week · Monthly

Source: ILOSTAT (International Labour Organization). Viewer read 2026-11-12T03:24:01.667Z (UTC); publisher acquisition and release times are not supplied here. Original units; no interpolation, rebasing or conversion. Missing periods and stored U/B flags interrupt the line. Daily gaps can include non-business days.

Readings, newest first

Average weekly hours actually worked per employed person, both sexes (monthly, ILOSTAT): United States: 120 readings, newest first. Source: ILOSTAT (International Labour Organization).
PeriodValue (hours per week)Status
2026-0936.150
2026-0837.660
2026-0737.360
2026-0637.550
2026-0537.750
2026-0437.600
2026-0337.490
2026-0237.460
2026-0137.430
2025-1237.580
2025-1137.300Series break (B)
2025-0937.850
2025-0837.690
2025-0737.480
2025-0637.550
2025-0537.700
2025-0437.660
2025-0337.460
2025-0237.260
2025-0137.420
2024-1237.510
2024-1137.480
2024-1037.500
2024-0937.830
2024-0837.760
2024-0737.600
2024-0637.690
2024-0537.720
2024-0437.630
2024-0337.360
2024-0237.440
2024-0137.250
2023-1237.640
2023-1137.420
2023-1037.660
2023-0938.000
2023-0837.970
2023-0737.880
2023-0637.920
2023-0538.100
2023-0437.880
2023-0337.740
2023-0237.690
2023-0137.670
2022-1237.800
2022-1137.570
2022-1037.980
2022-0938.200
2022-0838.180
2022-0738.010
2022-0638.090
2022-0538.210
2022-0437.680
2022-0338.080
2022-0238.040
2022-0137.640
2021-1238.180
2021-1137.800
2021-1038.000
2021-0938.280
2021-0838.200
2021-0738.170
2021-0638.110
2021-0538.200
2021-0438.130
2021-0337.990
2021-0237.680
2021-0138.030
2020-1238.100
2020-1137.610
2020-1037.860
2020-0936.610
2020-0838.070
2020-0737.730
2020-0637.710
2020-0537.500
2020-0437.230
2020-0337.700
2020-0237.840
2020-0137.950Series break (B)
2019-1238.240
2019-1138.340
2019-1038.360
2019-0938.540
2019-0838.450
2019-0738.330
2019-0638.290
2019-0538.430
2019-0438.200
2019-0338.020
2019-0237.810
2019-0138.080
2018-1238.240
2018-1138.320
2018-1038.130
2018-0938.370
2018-0838.460
2018-0738.340
2018-0638.330
2018-0538.420
2018-0438.220
2018-0337.930
2018-0237.900
2018-0137.720
2017-1238.220
2017-1137.900
2017-1038.060
2017-0938.070
2017-0838.180
2017-0738.240
2017-0638.310
2017-0538.330
2017-0437.670
2017-0337.770
2017-0237.830
2017-0137.680
2016-1238.070
2016-1137.620
2016-1037.820
2016-0938.270

Source: ILOSTAT (International Labour Organization). Newest 120 readings shown, 2016-09 to 2026-09. n/a means the source value is missing or withheld.

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