Chart 26. Average weekly hours, all private sector employees, seasonally adjusted, January 2011–December 2021
Date Average weekly hours

Jan 2011

34.2

Feb 2011

34.3

Mar 2011

34.3

Apr 2011

34.4

May 2011

34.3

Jun 2011

34.3

Jul 2011

34.4

Aug 2011

34.3

Sep 2011

34.4

Oct 2011

34.4

Nov 2011

34.4

Dec 2011

34.4

Jan 2012

34.5

Feb 2012

34.5

Mar 2012

34.4

Apr 2012

34.5

May 2012

34.4

Jun 2012

34.4

Jul 2012

34.4

Aug 2012

34.4

Sep 2012

34.4

Oct 2012

34.4

Nov 2012

34.4

Dec 2012

34.5

Jan 2013

34.4

Feb 2013

34.5

Mar 2013

34.5

Apr 2013

34.4

May 2013

34.5

Jun 2013

34.5

Jul 2013

34.4

Aug 2013

34.5

Sep 2013

34.4

Oct 2013

34.4

Nov 2013

34.5

Dec 2013

34.4

Jan 2014

34.4

Feb 2014

34.3

Mar 2014

34.5

Apr 2014

34.5

May 2014

34.5

Jun 2014

34.5

Jul 2014

34.5

Aug 2014

34.6

Sep 2014

34.5

Oct 2014

34.6

Nov 2014

34.6

Dec 2014

34.6

Jan 2015

34.5

Feb 2015

34.6

Mar 2015

34.5

Apr 2015

34.5

May 2015

34.5

Jun 2015

34.5

Jul 2015

34.5

Aug 2015

34.5

Sep 2015

34.5

Oct 2015

34.6

Nov 2015

34.5

Dec 2015

34.5

Jan 2016

34.6

Feb 2016

34.4

Mar 2016

34.4

Apr 2016

34.4

May 2016

34.4

Jun 2016

34.4

Jul 2016

34.4

Aug 2016

34.3

Sep 2016

34.4

Oct 2016

34.4

Nov 2016

34.4

Dec 2016

34.4

Jan 2017

34.4

Feb 2017

34.3

Mar 2017

34.3

Apr 2017

34.4

May 2017

34.4

Jun 2017

34.4

Jul 2017

34.4

Aug 2017

34.4

Sep 2017

34.3

Oct 2017

34.4

Nov 2017

34.5

Dec 2017

34.5

Jan 2018

34.4

Feb 2018

34.5

Mar 2018

34.5

Apr 2018

34.5

May 2018

34.5

Jun 2018

34.5

Jul 2018

34.5

Aug 2018

34.5

Sep 2018

34.5

Oct 2018

34.5

Nov 2018

34.4

Dec 2018

34.5

Jan 2019

34.5

Feb 2019

34.4

Mar 2019

34.5

Apr 2019

34.4

May 2019

34.4

Jun 2019

34.4

Jul 2019

34.4

Aug 2019

34.4

Sep 2019

34.4

Oct 2019

34.4

Nov 2019

34.3

Dec 2019

34.3

Jan 2020

34.3

Feb 2020

34.4

Mar 2020

34.1

Apr 2020

34.2

May 2020

34.7

Jun 2020

34.6

Jul 2020

34.6

Aug 2020

34.7

Sep 2020

34.8

Oct 2020

34.9

Nov 2020

34.8

Dec 2020

34.7

Jan 2021

35.0

Feb 2021

34.6

Mar 2021

34.9

Apr 2021

34.9

May 2021

34.9

Jun 2021

34.8

Jul 2021

34.8

Aug 2021

34.7

Sep 2021

34.8

Oct 2021

34.8

Nov 2021

34.8

Dec 2021

34.8

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.