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Hours worked

Employment, pay, and hours. Look for agreement across measures before generalizing from one release.

Latest collected observation

34.4 h

Observation period: 2026-08 · provisional

At collection: provisional

Last collection · 28 Sep 2026, 12:00 UTC

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Since the previous collection

The displayed value and observation period are unchanged from the collection on 2026-09-27.

A new period advances the comparison window. A revision changes an existing period.

Source history

hours per week

2026-08 · 34.4

34.1 — 34.4Chart range
2024-09 · 34.32024-10 · 34.22024-11 · 34.32024-12 · 34.32025-01 · 34.12025-02 · 34.22025-03 · 34.22025-04 · 34.32025-05 · 34.22025-06 · 34.22025-07 · 34.22025-08 · 34.22025-09 · 34.22025-10 · 34.22025-11 · 34.32025-12 · 34.22026-01 · 34.32026-02 · 34.32026-03 · 34.22026-04 · 34.32026-05 · 34.32026-06 · 34.32026-07 · 34.32026-08 · 34.4
2024-092026-08

Latest 24 source observations in this collection. Points are spaced by observation, not elapsed time. Missing values remain gaps. History may include revisions; it does not recreate what was known at each date.

Inspect the exact values
Source values · hours per week
PeriodValue
2026-0834.4
2026-0734.3
2026-0634.3
2026-0534.3
2026-0434.3
2026-0334.2
2026-0234.3
2026-0134.3
2025-1234.2
2025-1134.3
2025-1034.2
2025-0934.2
2025-0834.2
2025-0734.2
2025-0634.2
2025-0534.2
2025-0434.3
2025-0334.2
2025-0234.2
2025-0134.1
2024-1234.3
2024-1134.3
2024-1034.2
2024-0934.3

Behind this number

U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics

Source unit
hours per week
Collected
2026-09-28 12:00:03.058 UTC
Source release / update
2026-09-11 12:30:00.000 UTC
Instrument
US_AVG_WEEKLY_HOURS