Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled estimates) in Americas: High income

Americas: High income: Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled estimates) was 7.54 million in 2027. ▲ Rising

Latest (2027)
7.54 million
Change on year
up 0.4%
Rank
41st
of 87 groups
All-time high
7.54 million
in 2027
All-time low
6.26 million
in 2009
Years of data
23
2005–2027

Total weekly hours worked of employed persons in Americas: High income, 2005–2027

02.0M4.0M6.0M8.0M2005201620272005: 6.4M2006: 6.6M2007: 6.6M2008: 6.6M2009: 6.3M2010: 6.3M2011: 6.4M2012: 6.6M2013: 6.7M2014: 6.8M2015: 6.9M2016: 7.0M2017: 7.1M2018: 7.3M2019: 7.4M2020: 6.7M2021: 7.2M2022: 7.4M2023: 7.5M2024: 7.5M2025: 7.5M2026: 7.5M2027: 7.5M

Source: International Labour Organization.

Analysis

The most recent figure for total weekly hours worked of employed persons in Americas: High income is 7.54 million, measured in 2027. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 5.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, total weekly hours worked of employed persons in Americas: High income peaked at 7.54 million in 2027 and was at its lowest, 6.26 million, in 2009.

That places Americas: High income 41st out of 87 groups with data for 2027, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.

Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled estimates) in Americas: High income, year by year

Annual values for Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled estimates) in Americas: High income, 2005 to 2027.
Year Value Change
2005 6.44 million —
2006 6.57 million +2.0%
2007 6.65 million +1.2%
2008 6.63 million -0.3%
2009 6.26 million -5.5%
2010 6.34 million +1.2%
2011 6.45 million +1.7%
2012 6.59 million +2.2%
2013 6.69 million +1.6%
2014 6.80 million +1.5%
2015 6.91 million +1.6%
2016 7.03 million +1.7%
2017 7.14 million +1.6%
2018 7.30 million +2.3%
2019 7.42 million +1.7%
2020 6.74 million -9.2%
2021 7.15 million +6.0%
2022 7.38 million +3.1%
2023 7.48 million +1.4%
2024 7.46 million -0.2%
2025 7.49 million +0.4%
2026 7.50 million +0.2%
2027 7.54 million +0.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 6.51 million 6.26 million 6.65 million 5
2010s 6.87 million 6.34 million 7.42 million 10
2020s 7.34 million 6.74 million 7.54 million 8

Countries ranked near Americas: High income

  1. 38 Canada 657,287 compare
  2. 39 Poland 657,062 compare
  3. 40 Angola 640,973 compare
  4. 41 Madagascar 609,481 compare
  5. 42 Uzbekistan 582,668 compare
  6. 43 Cote d'Ivoire 560,957 compare
  7. 44 Algeria 527,336 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is total weekly hours worked of employed persons in Americas: High income?
Total weekly hours worked of employed persons in Americas: High income was 7.54 million in 2027, according to International Labour Organization.
What is the highest total weekly hours worked of employed persons recorded in Americas: High income?
The highest recorded value was 7.54 million in 2027.
What is the lowest total weekly hours worked of employed persons recorded in Americas: High income?
The lowest recorded value was 6.26 million in 2009.
How does Americas: High income rank for total weekly hours worked of employed persons?
Americas: High income ranks 41st out of 87 groups with data for 2027.
Is total weekly hours worked of employed persons rising or falling in Americas: High income?
Over the last ten years it is up 5.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Americas: High income data come from?
The figures come from International Labour Organization, published as part of Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled estimates). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled estimates)
Source
International Labour Organization
Licence
ILO Terms of Use (attribution required)
Coverage
276 places, 6,324 data points, 2005–2027
Last refreshed

Imputed observations are not based on national data, are subject to high uncertainty and should not be used for country comparisons or rankings.This series is based on the 13th ICLS definitions. This indicator refers to total weekly hours actually worked of employed persons in their main job. For more information, refer to the ILO Modelled Estimates (ILOEST) database description.