In 2023, full-time employed consumers spent an average of 2.02 hours watching TV each day, down slightly from the previous year. Unsurprisingly, unemployed viewers spent more time with television on a daily basis than full or part-time workers.
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Bureau of Labor Statistics. (June 27, 2024). Average daily time spent watching TV per capita in the United States from 2009 to 2023, by employment status (in hours) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/411826/average-daily-time-watching-tv-us-by-employment-status/
Bureau of Labor Statistics. "Average daily time spent watching TV per capita in the United States from 2009 to 2023, by employment status (in hours)." Chart. June 27, 2024. Statista. Accessed July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/411826/average-daily-time-watching-tv-us-by-employment-status/
Bureau of Labor Statistics. (2024). Average daily time spent watching TV per capita in the United States from 2009 to 2023, by employment status (in hours). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/411826/average-daily-time-watching-tv-us-by-employment-status/
Bureau of Labor Statistics. "Average Daily Time Spent Watching Tv per Capita in The United States from 2009 to 2023, by Employment Status (in Hours)." Statista, Statista Inc., 27 Jun 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/411826/average-daily-time-watching-tv-us-by-employment-status/
Bureau of Labor Statistics, Average daily time spent watching TV per capita in the United States from 2009 to 2023, by employment status (in hours) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/411826/average-daily-time-watching-tv-us-by-employment-status/ (last visited July 22, 2024)
Average daily time spent watching TV per capita in the United States from 2009 to 2023, by employment status (in hours) [Graph], Bureau of Labor Statistics, June 27, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/411826/average-daily-time-watching-tv-us-by-employment-status/