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.
Average daily time spent watching TV per capita in the United States from 2009 to 2023, by employment status
(in hours)
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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 December 21, 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 December 21, 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: December 21, 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 December 21, 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/