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

The latest reading SOTW holds for United States is 37.050 hours per week for 2026-Q3, from ILOSTAT (International Labour Organization).

Reviewed series · Labor · Quarterly · hours per week · ILO.HOURS.ACTUAL.Q · USA

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Latest
37.050
hours per week · 2026-Q3
Previous
37.630
hours per week · 2026-Q2
Earliest held
37.900
hours per week · 2015-Q1
Readings shown
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United States · history

hours per week · Quarterly

Source: ILOSTAT (International Labour Organization). Viewer read 2026-11-12T03:24:14.599Z (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.

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Average weekly hours actually worked per employed person, both sexes (quarterly, ILOSTAT): United States: 47 readings, newest first. Source: ILOSTAT (International Labour Organization).
PeriodValue (hours per week)Status
2026-Q337.050
2026-Q237.630
2026-Q137.460
2025-Q437.440Series break (B)
2025-Q337.670
2025-Q237.640
2025-Q137.380
2024-Q437.500
2024-Q337.730
2024-Q237.680
2024-Q137.350
2023-Q437.570
2023-Q337.950
2023-Q237.970
2023-Q137.700
2022-Q437.780
2022-Q338.130
2022-Q237.990
2022-Q137.920
2021-Q437.990
2021-Q338.220
2021-Q238.150
2021-Q137.900
2020-Q437.860
2020-Q337.460
2020-Q237.490
2020-Q137.830Series break (B)
2019-Q438.320
2019-Q338.440
2019-Q238.310
2019-Q137.970
2018-Q438.230
2018-Q338.390
2018-Q238.320
2018-Q137.850
2017-Q438.060
2017-Q338.160
2017-Q238.100
2017-Q137.760
2016-Q437.840
2016-Q338.220
2016-Q238.210
2016-Q137.900
2015-Q437.970
2015-Q337.580
2015-Q238.140
2015-Q137.900

Source: ILOSTAT (International Labour Organization). All 47 readings held, 2015-Q1 to 2026-Q3. n/a means the source value is missing or withheld.

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