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Average hours per day spent in selected activities by employment status and sex, 2023 annual averages
Activity
Employed full time, total
Employed full time, men
Employed full time, women
Employed part time, women
Not employed, total
Not employed, men
Not employed, women
Personal care, including sleep
9.43
9.23
9.70
10.19
10.36
10.27
10.42
Eating and drinking
1.17
1.21
1.11
1.10
1.29
1.31
1.27
Household activities
1.52
1.32
1.79
2.52
2.47
1.97
2.80
Purchasing goods and services
0.58
0.51
0.68
0.78
0.76
0.63
0.85
Caring for and helping household members
0.52
0.47
0.60
0.77
0.47
0.29
0.58
Caring for and helping nonhousehold members
0.13
0.12
0.14
0.20
0.22
0.20
0.24
Working and work-related activities
6.12
6.41
5.73
2.89
0.12
0.11
0.13
Educational activities
0.07
0.04
0.12
0.84
0.62
0.65
0.60
Organizational, civic, and religious activities
0.18
0.17
0.20
0.27
0.31
0.25
0.36
Leisure and sports
3.99
4.27
3.62
4.15
6.86
7.90
6.17
Telephone calls, mail, and e-mail
0.10
0.08
0.12
0.11
0.27
0.21
0.31
Other activities, not elsewhere classified
0.18
0.18
0.19
0.19
0.25
0.23
0.26
Note: Data refer to all days of the week. Not employed refers to the unemployed and those not in the labor force. Data for men employed part time do not meet publication criteria.
United States Department of Labor
