Table 4. Employed persons working and time spent working on days worked by full- and part-time status and sex, jobholding status, educational attainment, and day of week, 2017 annual averages

Table 4. Employed persons working and time spent working on days worked by full- and part-time status and sex, jobholding status, educational attainment, and day of week, 2017 annual averages [Numbers in thousands]
Characteristic Total Employed Employed persons who worked on an average day Employed persons who worked on an average weekday Employed persons who worked on an average Saturday, Sunday, and holiday
Number Percent of employed Average hours of work Number(1) Percent of employed Average hours of work Number(2) Percent of employed Average hours of work

Full- and part-time status and sex

Total, 15 years and over(3)

 161,651 108,616 67.2 7.69 132,553 82.0 8.06 52,698 32.6 5.54

Full-time workers

 125,542 90,540 72.1 8.17 111,709 89.0 8.56 40,970 32.6 5.65

Part-time workers

 36,109 18,077 50.1 5.32 20,816 57.6 5.37 11,728 32.5 5.15

Men(3)

 87,351 60,499 69.3 8.05 73,691 84.4 8.43 29,512 33.8 5.83

Full-time workers

 73,157 53,872 73.6 8.36 66,018 90.2 8.76 25,220 34.5 5.92

Part-time workers

 14,193 6,627 46.7 5.53 7,639 53.8 5.58 4,302 30.3 5.31

Women(3)

 74,300 48,117 64.8 7.24 58,855 79.2 7.60 23,194 31.2 5.17

Full-time workers

 52,385 36,668 70.0 7.88 45,686 87.2 8.28 15,766 30.1 5.23

Part-time workers

 21,916 11,449 52.2 5.20 13,175 60.1 5.24 7,429 33.9 5.05

Jobholding status

Single jobholders

 146,800 96,456 65.7 7.67 118,903 81.0 8.02 44,462 30.3 5.49

Multiple jobholders

 14,851 12,161 81.9 7.91 13,610 91.6 8.43 8,470 57.0 5.80

Educational attainment, 25 years and over

Less than a high school diploma

 8,999 5,844 64.9 7.80 7,262 80.7 7.98 2,724 30.3 6.72

High school graduates, no college

 36,851 25,061 68.0 8.03 30,549 82.9 8.26 11,649 31.6 6.55

Some college or associate degree

 32,883 22,439 68.2 7.99 27,690 84.2 8.23 10,232 31.1 6.47

Bachelor's degree and higher

 60,823 43,457 71.4 7.54 53,290 87.6 8.07 19,387 31.9 3.96

Bachelor's degree only

 36,999 25,978 70.2 7.73 32,236 87.1 8.14 10,201 27.6 4.48

Advanced degree

 23,824 17,479 73.4 7.25 21,058 88.4 7.96 9,105 38.2 3.40

Footnotes
 (1) Number was derived by multiplying the "Total employed" by the percent of employed persons who worked on an average weekday.
(2) Number was derived by multiplying the "Total employed" by the percent of employed persons who worked on an average Saturday, Sunday, and holiday.
(3) Includes workers whose hours vary.

NOTE: Includes work at main and other job(s), and excludes travel related to work. Unless otherwise specified, data refer to persons 15 years and over.

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Last Modified Date: June 28, 2018