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American Time Use Survey

The American Time Use Survey (ATUS) measures the amount of time people spend doing various activities, such as paid work, childcare, volunteering, and socializing.

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Latest Numbers

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AVERAGE HOURS PER DAYNews Release

Household activities: 1.89 in 2022 Historical Data

Eating and drinking: 1.23 in 2022 Historical Data

Leisure and sports: 5.20 in 2022 Historical Data

Sleeping: 9.02 in 2022 Historical Data

Caring for and helping household children, parents: 1.34 in 2022 Historical Data

Working, employed persons: 5.08 in 2022 Historical Data

Working on days worked, employed persons: 7.69 in 2022 Historical Data

PERCENT PARTICIPATING ON AN AVERAGE DAY

Working, employed persons: 66.1 in 2022 Historical Data

Participating in sports, exercise, and recreation: 20.1 in 2022 Historical Data

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News Releases

//ATUS Resilio Test 09272023// On days they work, 70% of persons do some work at home in...

09/27/2023

//ATUS Resilio Test 09272023// In 2022, 62 percent of employed persons did some or all of their work at home on days they worked, and 68 percent of employed persons did some or all of their work at their workplace.
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Publications

Monthly Labor Review

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The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) productivity program introduces a new measure of labor productivity for urban transit systems. Urban transit systems, predominantly operated by state and local governments read more »