# 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). 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.

## 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.
- Figures last updated on 2026-10-12.

- Indicator id: `time_use_working_hours_per_day`
- Unit: hours per day
- Note: 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.
- Web page: https://invokely.ai/en/time-spent-working
- API: https://invokely.ai/api/v1/indicators/time_use_working_hours_per_day

## Latest figures

| Place | Period | hours per day | Source |
|---|---|---:|---|
| United States | 2025 | 3.03 | U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. American Time Use Survey: average hours per day working, population aged 15 and over, all days (TUU10101AA01002857, activity 050100). https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/tu/tu.data.1.AllData. Retrieved 2026-10-12. |