Table 9. Variability of weekly work hours in an average month and percent working, by day of week and selected characteristics, averages for the period 2024-2025

Table 9. Variability of weekly work hours in an average month and percent working, by day of week and selected characteristics, averages for the period 2024-2025
Characteristic	Percent of workers by days usually worked										Variability of weekly work hours
Characteristic	Monday through Friday(1)	Saturday and Sunday(2)	Schedule varies	Monday	Tuesday	Wednes- day	Thursday	Friday	Saturday	Sunday	Most hours worked in a week	Fewest hours worked in a week
Age
Total, 15 years and over	68.0	7.8	10.4	80.5	82.3	81.7	82.4	80.0	15.0	11.6	42.38	32.73
15 to 24 years	42.9	17.1	14.9	63.2	65.8	64.7	65.0	65.9	28.7	25.4	35.18	25.30
25 to 34 years	70.5	7.3	9.7	82.6	84.3	83.1	84.0	81.5	13.7	11.5	44.47	34.82
35 to 44 years	75.0	5.3	11.1	83.8	84.9	85.5	86.3	82.1	11.2	7.7	44.34	34.15
45 to 54 years	74.5	6.1	9.8	84.4	86.5	85.6	87.2	84.7	12.3	8.6	45.22	35.08
55 to 64 years	76.5	5.4	6.5	88.2	88.6	89.1	90.5	86.1	11.7	7.6	43.57	34.75
65 years and over	54.6	7.5	10.9	73.0	77.5	74.9	70.3	72.6	16.5	12.0	33.52	25.76
Sex
Men	70.8	7.6	10.5	82.0	83.6	83.4	83.1	81.4	15.5	10.9	45.04	34.43
Women	65.0	8.1	10.3	78.8	80.9	79.8	81.5	78.5	14.5	12.4	39.49	30.87
Race
White	68.8	7.8	9.9	81.2	83.0	82.6	82.4	80.1	14.6	11.3	42.82	33.00
Black or African American	61.1	9.4	13.3	75.9	79.1	76.8	81.6	76.7	19.6	14.1	40.74	31.33
Asian	74.2	4.1	8.6	83.2	82.3	81.9	83.9	83.8	9.0	8.0	40.96	32.12
Hispanic or Latino ethnicity(3)
Hispanic or Latino ethnicity	65.0	9.5	8.9	79.5	81.8	81.7	82.0	79.4	20.2	13.5	41.25	32.65
Non-Hispanic or Latino	68.8	7.4	10.8	80.8	82.4	81.7	82.5	80.2	13.7	11.2	42.67	32.75
Educational attainment (25 years and over)
Less than a high school diploma	62.9	13.9	6.0	81.0	83.1	82.3	86.1	86.2	27.6	18.1	39.87	31.29
High school graduates, no college	62.3	7.5	12.5	78.6	80.5	79.4	81.2	74.8	17.3	12.5	43.87	34.41
Some college or associate degree	66.7	6.9	13.2	78.3	81.7	81.0	80.7	78.3	14.6	9.3	43.37	34.10
Bachelor's degree and higher	80.9	4.4	7.1	88.5	89.2	89.2	89.4	87.6	7.7	6.5	44.10	34.12
Parent of a household child
Parent of a household child under 18 years	73.9	6.6	9.1	84.8	85.0	85.4	85.9	83.4	11.8	10.0	44.20	34.00
Parent of a child 13 to 17 years (none younger)	74.6	7.0	8.5	84.3	83.6	85.8	87.6	86.5	13.7	9.4	45.76	34.62
Parent of a child under 13 years	73.7	6.5	9.3	84.9	85.4	85.3	85.5	82.5	11.3	10.1	43.78	33.83
Not a parent of a household child under 18 years	65.3	8.4	11.0	78.6	81.0	80.0	80.7	78.5	16.4	12.4	41.55	32.14
Occupation
Management, business, and financial operations	89.0	4.1	3.5	93.0	95.1	94.1	94.8	94.3	7.8	5.3	47.27	36.74
Professional and related	77.6	2.7	8.9	86.4	87.7	87.3	86.7	83.2	5.8	4.9	42.48	33.19
Services	37.2	18.7	16.9	61.4	63.3	62.0	66.6	66.2	31.8	27.6	36.55	27.14
Sales and related	46.7	14.0	20.0	63.4	65.2	66.2	64.1	70.3	25.6	20.5	39.41	30.81
Office and administrative support	69.5	7.4	7.5	82.5	83.5	81.6	87.0	81.5	15.0	10.9	40.16	31.85
Farming, fishing, and forestry	s	s	s	s	s	s	s	s	s	s	s	s
Construction and extraction	83.2	2.0	5.2	91.1	92.0	93.3	91.7	85.4	8.9	3.7	44.55	34.48
Installation, maintenance, and repair	79.8	4.5	5.6	89.9	91.8	91.5	90.0	87.1	16.5	5.0	48.54	37.24
Production	69.4	6.8	7.5	88.4	88.3	88.3	87.6	77.3	12.5	12.1	44.63	36.40
Transportation and material moving	51.1	14.0	18.7	68.1	73.2	73.2	70.5	67.6	26.1	19.3	43.25	30.66
Industry
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, and hunting	s	s	s	s	s	s	s	s	s	s	s	s
Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction	s	s	s	s	s	s	s	s	s	s	s	s
Construction	87.2	1.6	2.7	93.9	93.8	95.3	94.5	90.4	8.1	3.1	46.08	35.51
Manufacturing	81.6	4.5	4.7	93.5	93.1	93.1	93.3	85.2	8.7	8.0	46.52	37.15
Wholesale and retail trade	46.9	14.6	18.0	68.5	70.3	68.6	67.8	67.0	24.5	20.9	40.21	31.90
Transportation and utilities	66.8	7.7	12.4	75.7	80.9	80.7	83.5	80.7	21.6	12.0	48.07	35.14
Information	78.1	7.4	1.1	85.7	91.2	92.8	85.0	91.1	11.9	11.5	43.45	34.27
Financial activities	89.5	2.0	3.3	94.3	95.5	93.6	94.2	92.5	3.5	5.1	45.16	37.19
Professional and business services	86.1	3.1	6.0	91.1	91.9	91.9	91.9	90.1	6.9	4.3	43.94	34.30
Education and health services	69.4	5.5	11.4	81.7	82.2	81.4	82.7	79.3	9.7	7.9	40.62	30.83
Leisure and hospitality	23.4	28.1	17.6	48.7	56.8	54.6	59.7	65.6	46.1	37.7	34.43	25.19
Other services	59.4	6.6	5.5	74.8	79.6	83.0	81.4	77.3	23.6	13.6	38.08	27.80
Public administration	70.8	3.4	16.3	81.3	81.5	80.4	80.3	76.6	6.4	6.5	45.62	35.75
Class of worker
Private sector	66.3	8.7	10.7	79.3	81.4	80.7	81.6	79.3	16.3	12.9	42.35	32.61
Private, for profit	65.9	9.1	10.9	79.2	81.1	80.2	81.3	79.2	17.1	13.4	42.60	32.88
Private, not for profit	69.1	5.5	9.8	79.8	83.6	85.5	83.4	80.2	9.6	9.0	40.37	30.46
Public sector	77.4	3.4	8.6	87.1	87.1	86.9	86.6	83.6	8.0	4.9	42.54	33.33
Federal government	79.9	4.2	7.6	88.7	90.4	90.7	90.7	86.8	15.9	5.3	45.58	37.29
State government	74.7	4.0	6.6	85.5	85.9	86.5	85.8	82.2	9.3	4.9	41.01	32.27
Local government	78.3	2.6	10.5	87.5	86.7	85.6	85.5	83.2	3.9	4.7	42.41	32.48
Full- and part-time status (single jobholders only)(4)
Full-time workers	78.2	6.2	8.4	87.5	88.9	88.2	88.4	85.9	12.1	9.3	46.57	36.95
Part-time workers	28.2	14.7	17.9	53.9	57.2	55.0	58.9	57.0	27.6	21.4	25.69	16.67
Usual weekly earnings of full-time wage and salary workers (single jobholders only)
Earnings less than or equal to the 25th percentile	62.4	12.8	10.8	79.6	83.2	79.1	80.5	79.6	22.3	17.8	42.34	34.55
Earnings from 25th to 50th percentiles	76.1	4.6	7.7	87.4	88.8	90.5	89.6	83.7	11.2	9.0	45.67	37.26
Earnings from 50th to 75th percentiles	85.6	4.8	8.0	90.5	91.6	91.2	91.5	88.9	9.1	6.8	47.76	37.61
Earnings greater than the 75th percentile	89.0	2.4	7.2	92.7	92.3	92.2	92.3	91.5	5.5	3.5	50.61	38.41
Work schedule flexibility(5)
Had flexible schedule	68.6	7.5	10.0	80.3	82.2	82.2	82.5	80.5	14.7	11.3	41.72	31.72
Did not have flexible schedule	67.2	8.4	10.9	80.8	82.4	81.1	82.2	79.4	15.4	12.0	43.25	34.04
Workplace flexibility
Could work at home	89.2	3.3	3.5	94.3	95.2	94.7	94.4	91.8	5.3	5.1	45.11	35.50
Could not work at home	56.0	10.6	13.9	72.9	75.3	74.6	75.8	73.6	20.8	15.6	40.80	31.09
(1) Workers who usually worked Monday through Friday also are counted in the estimates for each weekday. (2) Workers who usually worked Saturday and Sunday also are counted in the estimates for each weekend day. (3) People whose ethnicity is identified as Hispanic or Latino may be of any race. (4) Full-time workers usually work 35 hours or more per week. Part-time workers usually work less than 35 hours per week. (5) Workers with flexible schedules were able to vary or change the times they began and stopped working. s - Estimate is suppressed because it does not meet the American Time Use Survey publication standards.
Note: Data refer to wage and salary workers at their main jobs. All self-employed workers (including workers with incorporated businesses and those with unincorporated businesses) are excluded. Unless otherwise specified, data refer to workers 15 years and over.

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Last Modified Date: September 24, 2026