The average workweek for all employees on US private nonfarm payrolls edged up by 0.1 hour to 34.3 hours in July 2025, slightly above market forecasts of 34.2 hours. In manufacturing, the average workweek held at 40.1 hours, and overtime edged down to 2.8 hours. The average workweek for production and nonsupervisory employees on private nonfarm payrolls edged up by 0.1 hour to 33.7 hours in July source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Average Weekly Hours in the United States averaged 34.39 Hours from 2006 until 2025, 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 September of 2025.
Average Weekly Hours in the United States is expected to be 34.20 Hours by the end of this quarter, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. In the long-term, the United States Average Weekly Hours is projected to trend around 34.30 Hours in 2026 and 34.40 Hours in 2027, according to our econometric models.