Table B-2. Average weekly hours and overtime of all employees on private nonfarm payrolls by industry sector, seasonally adjusted

ESTABLISHMENT DATA
Table B-2. Average weekly hours and overtime of all employees on private nonfarm payrolls by industry sector, seasonally adjusted
Industry	Jan. 2024	Nov. 2024	Dec. 2024(p)	Jan. 2025(p)
AVERAGE WEEKLY HOURS
Total private	34.2	34.3	34.2	34.1
Goods-producing	39.5	39.7	39.7	39.6
Mining and logging	44.5	44.1	44.2	43.7
Construction	38.6	38.9	38.8	38.7
Manufacturing	39.9	40.1	40.1	40.0
Durable goods	40.3	40.5	40.5	40.5
Nondurable goods	39.1	39.3	39.4	39.2
Private service-providing	33.2	33.2	33.2	33.0
Trade, transportation, and utilities	33.7	33.8	34.0	33.7
Wholesale trade	38.9	39.2	39.1	39.2
Retail trade	29.4	29.7	29.9	29.4
Transportation and warehousing	38.1	37.6	38.1	37.8
Utilities	42.2	41.6	42.1	42.0
Information	36.4	36.7	36.8	36.5
Financial activities	37.3	37.5	37.6	37.3
Professional and business services	36.3	36.5	36.3	36.2
Private education and health services	33.2	33.0	32.9	32.8
Leisure and hospitality	25.4	25.6	25.5	25.3
Other services	32.2	32.1	32.1	32.1

AVERAGE OVERTIME HOURS
Manufacturing	2.9	2.9	2.8	2.8
Durable goods	3.0	2.9	2.8	2.8
Nondurable goods	2.7	2.8	2.9	2.9
Footnotes (p) Preliminary
NOTE: Data have been revised to reflect March 2024 benchmark levels and updated seasonal adjustment factors.

Last Modified Date: April 24, 2025