Time spent working, hours per day
Average hours per day that people aged 15 and over in the United States spent working as their main activity, from the American Time Use Survey (ATUS) of the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (series TUU10101AA01002857, activity code 050100).
More on how it is measured
- The average covers every day of the week and everyone in the population, including people who did not do the activity that day.
- The tasks of a main or other job, wherever and whenever they are done.
- Work-related activities, other income-generating activities, job search and travel to and from work are excluded.
- The average includes people without a job, so it is far below the hours of people who work.
Only primary activities count: something done at the same time as another activity, such as watching TV while eating, is counted once, under the main activity. The population is people aged 15 and over living in households (the civilian noninstitutional population). United States only.
Key facts
- Time spent working, hours per day in the United States was 3.03 hours per day in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
- Published for 1 places, with figures from 2003 to 2025.
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rank_places {"indicator":"time_use_working_hours_per_day","level":"country"}
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