Table B-2. Average weekly hours and overtime of all employees on private nonfarm payrolls by industry sector, seasonally adjusted

ESTABLISHMENT DATA
Table B-2. Average weekly hours and overtime of all employees on private nonfarm payrolls by industry sector, seasonally adjusted
Industry	Oct. 2025	Aug. 2026	Sept. 2026(p)	Oct. 2026(p)
AVERAGE WEEKLY HOURS
Total private	34.2	34.4	34.4	34.4
Goods-producing	39.7	40.3	40.2	40.2
Mining and logging	45.2	45.7	45.9	45.8
Construction	38.9	39.4	39.3	39.4
Manufacturing	40.0	40.6	40.5	40.5
Durable goods	40.5	41.0	41.0	41.0
Nondurable goods	39.1	39.8	39.8	39.5
Private service-providing	33.2	33.2	33.3	33.3
Trade, transportation, and utilities	34.1	34.2	34.2	34.2
Wholesale trade	39.2	39.4	39.4	39.5
Retail trade	29.9	30.2	30.3	30.2
Transportation and warehousing	38.3	37.9	38.0	37.8
Utilities	42.4	42.9	42.5	43.1
Information	37.3	37.1	36.9	37.0
Financial activities	37.5	37.6	37.5	37.5
Professional and business services	36.6	36.7	36.7	36.8
Private education and health services	32.7	32.7	32.8	32.8
Leisure and hospitality	25.6	25.4	25.5	25.5
Other services	32.0	32.2	32.1	32.1

AVERAGE OVERTIME HOURS
Manufacturing	2.9	3.1	3.0	3.1
Durable goods	2.8	3.1	3.0	3.1
Nondurable goods	3.0	3.2	3.1	3.2
Footnotes (p) Preliminary
NOTE: Data have been revised to reflect March 2025 benchmark levels and updated seasonal adjustment factors.

Last Modified Date: November 06, 2026