The Average Weekly Hours indicator provides the average number of working hours per week for those employed in private non-agricultural companies.
The indicator is used when measuring the US labor market.
United States Average Weekly Hours
Last release
03 Apr 2026 12:30 GMT
Actual
34.2
Forecast
34.2
Previous
34.3
Next release
08 May 2026 12:30 GMT
Actual
Coming in 10 days
Forecast
34.3
Previous
34.2
Date (GMT)
Reference
Actual
Forecast
Previous
02 Jul 2009
Jun 2009
33.0
—
33.1
05 Jun 2009
May 2009
33.1
—
33.2
08 May 2009
Apr 2009
33.2
—
33.2
03 Apr 2009
Mar 2009
33.2
—
33.3
06 Feb 2009
Jan 2009
33.3
—
33.3
09 Jan 2009
Dec 2008
33.3
—
33.5
05 Dec 2008
Nov 2008
33.5
—
33.6
07 Nov 2008
Oct 2008
33.6
—
33.6
03 Oct 2008
Sep 2008
33.6
—
33.7
05 Sept 2008
Aug 2008
33.7
—
33.6
01 Aug 2008
Jul 2008
33.6
—
33.7
03 Jul 2008
Jun 2008
33.7
—
33.7
06 Jun 2008
May 2008
33.7
—
33.7
02 May 2008
Apr 2008
33.7
—
33.8
04 Apr 2008
Mar 2008
33.8
—
33.7
07 Mar 2008
Feb 2008
33.7
—
33.7
01 Feb 2008
Jan 2008
33.7
—
33.8
04 Jan 2008
Dec 2007
33.8
—
33.8
07 Dec 2007
Nov 2007
33.8
—
33.8
02 Nov 2007
Oct 2007
33.8
—
33.8