Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled estimates) in United States
United States: Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled estimates) was 6.20 million in 2027. ▲ Rising
Total weekly hours worked of employed persons in United States, 2005–2027
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
The most recent figure for total weekly hours worked of employed persons in United States is 6.20 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 5.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total weekly hours worked of employed persons in United States peaked at 6.20 million in 2027 and was at its lowest, 5.15 million, in 2009.
United States ranks 3rd of 188 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
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 United States, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 5.36 million | — |
| 2006 | 5.47 million | +2.0% |
| 2007 | 5.52 million | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 5.49 million | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 5.15 million | -6.0% |
| 2010 | 5.19 million | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 5.27 million | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 5.39 million | +2.3% |
| 2013 | 5.48 million | +1.8% |
| 2014 | 5.59 million | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 5.69 million | +1.7% |
| 2016 | 5.80 million | +2.1% |
| 2017 | 5.90 million | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 6.03 million | +2.3% |
| 2019 | 6.15 million | +1.9% |
| 2020 | 5.63 million | -8.5% |
| 2021 | 5.93 million | +5.3% |
| 2022 | 6.08 million | +2.6% |
| 2023 | 6.16 million | +1.3% |
| 2024 | 6.14 million | -0.3% |
| 2025 | 6.17 million | +0.5% |
| 2026 | 6.18 million | +0.1% |
| 2027 | 6.20 million | +0.4% |
United States compared with similar countries
- United States's 6.20 million is above the median for high income countries, which is 111,042, 55.8× the median. (62 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.40 million | 5.15 million | 5.52 million | 5 |
| 2010s | 5.65 million | 5.19 million | 6.15 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.06 million | 5.63 million | 6.20 million | 8 |
Countries ranked near United States
More work & labour data for United States
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 113,208 (2027)
- Labour force participation rate (ILO modelled estimates) 61.24 (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 178,849 (2027)
- Unemployment rate (ILO modelled estimates) 4.4 (2027)
- Labour dependency ratio 1.05 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2021 international $ at PPP 159,991 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2015 US $ 141,322 (2027)
- Employment-to-population ratio (ILO modelled estimates) 58.55 (2027)
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+) 1.27 % change on previous year (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), annual growth rate 0.3372 % change on previous year (2027)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total weekly hours worked of employed persons in United States?
- Total weekly hours worked of employed persons in United States was 6.20 million in 2027, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest total weekly hours worked of employed persons recorded in United States?
- The highest recorded value was 6.20 million in 2027.
- What is the lowest total weekly hours worked of employed persons recorded in United States?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.15 million in 2009.
- How does United States rank for total weekly hours worked of employed persons?
- United States ranks 3rd out of 188 countries with data for 2027.
- Is total weekly hours worked of employed persons rising or falling in United States?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United States 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.