Table 21. Average weekly hours at work in all industries and in nonagricultural industries by sex, 1976‐2008 annual averages : U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

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Women in the Labor Force: A Databook (2009 Edition)

Table 21. Average weekly hours at work in all industries and in nonagricultural industries by sex, 1976-2008 annual averages
Year	All industries			Nonagricultural industries
Year	Total	Women	Men	Total	Women	Men
1976	38.7	34.1	41.7	38.4	34.1	41.4
1977	38.8	34.2	41.9	38.5	34.2	41.6
1978 (1)	39.0	34.5	42.1	38.7	34.4	41.8
1979	38.9	34.5	42.0	38.6	34.4	41.7
1980	38.5	34.5	41.5	38.3	34.4	41.2
1981	38.1	34.1	41.1	37.9	34.1	40.7
1982	38.0	34.1	40.9	37.7	34.0	40.6
1983	38.3	34.5	41.2	38.1	34.4	41.0
1984	38.8	34.9	41.8	38.6	34.9	41.5
1985	39.0	35.2	42.0	38.9	35.2	41.8
1986 (1)	39.1	35.4	42.1	38.9	35.3	41.9
1987	39.0	35.3	42.0	38.8	35.3	41.8
1988	39.4	35.7	42.4	39.3	35.7	42.2
1989	39.6	35.8	42.6	39.4	35.8	42.4
1990 (1)	39.4	35.8	42.3	39.3	35.8	42.1
1991	39.2	35.8	42.0	39.1	35.8	41.9
1992	38.9	35.6	41.7	38.8	35.6	41.6
1993	39.4	36.0	42.2	39.3	36.0	42.1
1994 (1)	39.2	35.5	42.2	39.1	35.6	42.1
1995	39.3	35.6	42.3	39.2	35.7	42.2
1996	39.3	35.7	42.3	39.2	35.7	42.2
1997 (1)	39.5	36.0	42.4	39.4	36.0	42.3
1998 (1)	39.3	35.8	42.2	39.2	35.9	42.2
1999 (1)	39.6	36.2	42.4	39.5	36.2	42.4
2000 (1)	39.7	36.4	42.5	39.6	36.4	42.4
2001	39.2	36.1	41.9	39.2	36.1	41.8
2002	39.2	36.0	41.8	39.1	36.1	41.7
2003 (1)	39.0	35.9	41.7	39.0	35.9	41.6
2004	39.0	35.9	41.7	39.0	35.9	41.6
2005	39.2	36.1	41.8	39.1	36.1	41.7
2006	39.2	36.2	41.8	39.2	36.2	41.7
2007	39.2	36.1	41.7	39.1	36.1	41.6
2008 (1)	38.9	36.1	41.3	38.8	36.1	41.2
Footnotes: (1) The comparability of historical data has been affected at various times by methodological and conceptual changes in the Current Population Survey (CPS). For an explanation, see the Historical Comparability documentation provided at https://www.bls.gov/cps/eetech_methods.pdf.
SOURCE: Current Population Survey, U.S. Department of Labor, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.