Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled estimates) in Northern America: High income
Northern America: High income: Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled estimates) was 6.86 million in 2027. ▲ Rising
Total weekly hours worked of employed persons in Northern America: High income, 2005–2027
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
Northern America: High income recorded 6.86 million for total weekly hours worked of employed persons in 2027. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 5.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total weekly hours worked of employed persons in Northern America: High income peaked at 6.86 million in 2027 and was at its lowest, 5.71 million, in 2009.
That places Northern America: High income 43rd 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 Northern America: High income, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 5.92 million | — |
| 2006 | 6.03 million | +1.9% |
| 2007 | 6.09 million | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 6.06 million | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 5.71 million | -5.9% |
| 2010 | 5.76 million | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 5.85 million | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 5.98 million | +2.3% |
| 2013 | 6.08 million | +1.7% |
| 2014 | 6.18 million | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 6.29 million | +1.7% |
| 2016 | 6.41 million | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 6.51 million | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 6.66 million | +2.4% |
| 2019 | 6.78 million | +1.8% |
| 2020 | 6.20 million | -8.5% |
| 2021 | 6.56 million | +5.7% |
| 2022 | 6.73 million | +2.6% |
| 2023 | 6.82 million | +1.4% |
| 2024 | 6.80 million | -0.3% |
| 2025 | 6.83 million | +0.4% |
| 2026 | 6.83 million | +0.1% |
| 2027 | 6.86 million | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.96 million | 5.71 million | 6.09 million | 5 |
| 2010s | 6.25 million | 5.76 million | 6.78 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.70 million | 6.20 million | 6.86 million | 8 |
Countries ranked near Northern America: High income
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- 44 Algeria 527,336 compare
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More work & labour data for Northern America: High income
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 201,108 (2027)
- Labour force participation rate (ILO modelled estimates) 61.53 (2027)
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 125,724 (2027)
- Unemployment rate (ILO modelled estimates) 4.72 (2027)
- Labour dependency ratio 1.04 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2021 international $ at PPP 155,554 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2015 US $ 136,122 (2027)
- Employment-to-population ratio (ILO modelled estimates) 58.63 (2027)
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+) 1.31 % change on previous year (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), annual growth rate 0.3568 % change on previous year (2027)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total weekly hours worked of employed persons in Northern America: High income?
- Total weekly hours worked of employed persons in Northern America: High income was 6.86 million in 2027, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest total weekly hours worked of employed persons recorded in Northern America: High income?
- The highest recorded value was 6.86 million in 2027.
- What is the lowest total weekly hours worked of employed persons recorded in Northern America: High income?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.71 million in 2009.
- How does Northern America: High income rank for total weekly hours worked of employed persons?
- Northern America: High income ranks 43rd out of 87 groups with data for 2027.
- Is total weekly hours worked of employed persons rising or falling in Northern America: High income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Northern America: 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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About this data
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.