This statistic represents the number of weekly hours in the construction sector in the United States between 1965 and 2016. In 2016, employees in the U.S. construction sector worked 40 hours per week.
Number of weekly hours in U.S. construction from 1965 to 2016
* This figure was included in the previous year's data.
Figures are updated constantly. Data are projected from March 2011 benchmark levels. When more recent benchmark data are introduced with the release of January 2013 estimates, all unadjusted data from April 2011 forward are subject to revision. Numbers are annual averages and compiled by Statista.
Figures were compiled from several editions of the BLS report.
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Bureau of Labor Statistics. (October 17, 2017). Number of weekly hours in U.S. construction from 1965 to 2016 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 06, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/187378/number-of-weekly-hours-in-us-construction-since-1965/
Bureau of Labor Statistics. "Number of weekly hours in U.S. construction from 1965 to 2016." Chart. October 17, 2017. Statista. Accessed November 06, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/187378/number-of-weekly-hours-in-us-construction-since-1965/
Bureau of Labor Statistics. (2017). Number of weekly hours in U.S. construction from 1965 to 2016. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 06, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/187378/number-of-weekly-hours-in-us-construction-since-1965/
Bureau of Labor Statistics. "Number of Weekly Hours in U.S. Construction from 1965 to 2016." Statista, Statista Inc., 17 Oct 2017, https://www.statista.com/statistics/187378/number-of-weekly-hours-in-us-construction-since-1965/
Bureau of Labor Statistics, Number of weekly hours in U.S. construction from 1965 to 2016 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/187378/number-of-weekly-hours-in-us-construction-since-1965/ (last visited November 06, 2024)
Number of weekly hours in U.S. construction from 1965 to 2016 [Graph], Bureau of Labor Statistics, October 17, 2017. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/187378/number-of-weekly-hours-in-us-construction-since-1965/
