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	May 2024	Mar. 2025	Apr. 2025(p)	May 2025(p)
AVERAGE WEEKLY HOURS
Total private	34.3	34.3	34.3	34.3
Goods-producing	39.8	39.9	39.8	39.8
Mining and logging	44.5	44.2	44.8	44.7
Construction	39.0	39.2	39.0	39.0
Manufacturing	40.2	40.2	40.0	40.1
Durable goods	40.6	40.7	40.5	40.6
Nondurable goods	39.5	39.4	39.2	39.4
Private service-providing	33.2	33.2	33.3	33.2
Trade, transportation, and utilities	33.8	34.0	34.1	34.0
Wholesale trade	39.1	39.2	39.3	39.1
Retail trade	29.6	29.7	29.9	29.7
Transportation and warehousing	37.9	38.4	38.5	38.4
Utilities	42.5	42.3	42.0	42.3
Information	36.6	37.1	37.1	36.8
Financial activities	37.6	37.7	37.6	37.6
Professional and business services	36.4	36.4	36.5	36.5
Private education and health services	33.1	32.8	32.9	32.8
Leisure and hospitality	25.5	25.5	25.5	25.7
Other services	32.2	31.9	31.9	31.9

AVERAGE OVERTIME HOURS
Manufacturing	3.0	2.9	2.9	2.9
Durable goods	3.0	2.9	2.9	2.9
Nondurable goods	2.9	2.9	2.9	2.8
Footnotes (p) Preliminary
NOTE: Data have been revised to reflect March 2024 benchmark levels and updated seasonal adjustment factors.

Last Modified Date: June 06, 2025