This statistic illustrates the total number of hours worked per week in the United States in 2018, by type of employment. During the survey, 22 percent of government employees worked 41 to 50 hours per week, compared to 19 percent of public sector employees, 17 percent of self-employed respondents, and four percent of students.
Total number of hours worked per week in the U.S. in 2018, by employment
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10 or less
11 to 20
21 to 30
31 to 40
41 to 50
51 to 60
61 +
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Morning Consult. (September 12, 2018). Total number of hours worked per week in the U.S. in 2018, by employment [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/916493/us-economy-total-number-hours-worked-per-week-employment/
Morning Consult. "Total number of hours worked per week in the U.S. in 2018, by employment." Chart. September 12, 2018. Statista. Accessed July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/916493/us-economy-total-number-hours-worked-per-week-employment/
Morning Consult. (2018). Total number of hours worked per week in the U.S. in 2018, by employment. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/916493/us-economy-total-number-hours-worked-per-week-employment/
Morning Consult. "Total Number of Hours Worked per Week in The U.S. in 2018, by Employment." Statista, Statista Inc., 12 Sep 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/916493/us-economy-total-number-hours-worked-per-week-employment/
Morning Consult, Total number of hours worked per week in the U.S. in 2018, by employment Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/916493/us-economy-total-number-hours-worked-per-week-employment/ (last visited July 22, 2024)
Total number of hours worked per week in the U.S. in 2018, by employment [Graph], Morning Consult, September 12, 2018. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/916493/us-economy-total-number-hours-worked-per-week-employment/
