Table B-7. Average weekly hours and overtime of production and nonsupervisory employees on private nonfarm payrolls by industry sector, seasonally adjusted(1)

ESTABLISHMENT DATA
Table B-7. Average weekly hours and overtime of production and nonsupervisory employees on private nonfarm payrolls by industry sector, seasonally adjusted(1)
Industry	Apr. 2025	Feb. 2026	Mar. 2026(p)	Apr. 2026(p)
AVERAGE WEEKLY HOURS
Total private	33.7	33.8	33.8	33.8
Goods-producing	40.7	41.2	41.1	41.2
Mining and logging	45.3	46.3	47.2	47.0
Construction	39.9	40.4	40.1	40.2
Manufacturing	40.9	41.6	41.5	41.6
Durable goods	41.1	41.9	41.8	41.9
Nondurable goods	40.6	41.0	41.0	41.1
Private service-providing	32.6	32.6	32.6	32.6
Trade, transportation, and utilities	34.2	34.3	34.3	34.3
Wholesale trade	39.2	39.2	39.2	39.2
Retail trade	30.4	30.6	30.6	30.6
Transportation and warehousing	38.2	38.1	38.2	38.1
Utilities	42.2	43.0	43.2	42.8
Information	36.0	35.9	36.0	35.7
Financial activities	37.4	37.2	37.2	37.3
Professional and business services	36.4	36.6	36.6	36.6
Private education and health services	31.8	31.6	31.6	31.6
Leisure and hospitality	24.1	24.3	24.2	24.2
Other services	31.0	31.3	31.4	31.2

AVERAGE OVERTIME HOURS
Manufacturing	3.7	3.9	3.9	4.0
Durable goods	3.6	3.9	3.9	4.0
Nondurable goods	3.8	3.9	3.9	4.0
Footnotes (1) Data relate to production employees in mining and logging and manufacturing, construction employees in construction, and nonsupervisory employees in the service-providing industries. These groups account for approximately four-fifths of the total employment on private nonfarm payrolls. (p) Preliminary
NOTE: Data have been revised to reflect March 2025 benchmark levels and updated seasonal adjustment factors.

Last Modified Date: May 08, 2026