Unemployed citizens in the United States spent the most time reading, with their average daily reading time at 25.8 minutes, up slightly from the previous year. Meanwhile, those in full-time employment spent just over 10 minutes reading per day.
Average daily time spent reading per capita in the United States from 2018 to 2023, by employment status
(in hours)
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Bureau of Labor Statistics. (June 27, 2024). Average daily time spent reading per capita in the United States from 2018 to 2023, by employment status (in hours) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 30, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/412485/average-daily-time-reading-us-by-employment-status/
Bureau of Labor Statistics. "Average daily time spent reading per capita in the United States from 2018 to 2023, by employment status (in hours)." Chart. June 27, 2024. Statista. Accessed December 30, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/412485/average-daily-time-reading-us-by-employment-status/
Bureau of Labor Statistics. (2024). Average daily time spent reading per capita in the United States from 2018 to 2023, by employment status (in hours). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 30, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/412485/average-daily-time-reading-us-by-employment-status/
Bureau of Labor Statistics. "Average Daily Time Spent Reading per Capita in The United States from 2018 to 2023, by Employment Status (in Hours)." Statista, Statista Inc., 27 Jun 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/412485/average-daily-time-reading-us-by-employment-status/
Bureau of Labor Statistics, Average daily time spent reading per capita in the United States from 2018 to 2023, by employment status (in hours) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/412485/average-daily-time-reading-us-by-employment-status/ (last visited December 30, 2024)
Average daily time spent reading per capita in the United States from 2018 to 2023, by employment status (in hours) [Graph], Bureau of Labor Statistics, June 27, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/412485/average-daily-time-reading-us-by-employment-status/
