Chart 2. Hours for all employees in the private nonfarm sector, seasonally adjusted, second quarter 2006 to fourth quarter 2021 (in billions)
Quarter Hours paid, CES Hours worked, new Hours worked, old Paid hours worked

Q2 2006

204.150 199.055 192.705 189.743

Q3 2006

204.757 199.855 193.487 190.319

Q4 2006

205.631 200.600 193.970 191.168

Q1 2007

206.174 201.308 194.444 191.662

Q2 2007

207.184 202.300 195.317 192.619

Q3 2007

207.131 202.044 195.209 192.556

Q4 2007

207.229 201.878 195.132 192.659

Q1 2008

207.305 201.684 195.007 192.702

Q2 2008

206.058 200.834 194.003 191.533

Q3 2008

204.286 198.805 192.188 189.876

Q4 2008

200.268 194.578 188.674 186.111

Q1 2009

195.290 189.731 183.933 181.438

Q2 2009

191.044 185.244 179.864 177.500

Q3 2009

189.801 183.293 178.128 176.326

Q4 2009

189.110 183.309 177.993 175.643

Q1 2010

189.482 184.087 178.194 176.069

Q2 2010

190.931 185.485 179.727 177.452

Q3 2010

192.026 186.484 181.028 178.461

Q4 2010

193.317 187.545 181.768 179.665

Q1 2011

193.856 187.957 182.179 180.127

Q2 2011

195.778 190.257 184.063 181.926

Q3 2011

196.726 191.126 185.246 182.815

Q4 2011

198.219 192.600 186.454 184.219

Q1 2012

200.036 194.129 187.780 185.879

Q2 2012

200.382 194.503 188.286 186.162

Q3 2012

201.068 195.469 188.857 186.809

Q4 2012

202.047 196.234 189.543 187.697

Q1 2013

203.681 197.775 191.000 189.236

Q2 2013

204.635 198.567 191.735 190.123

Q3 2013

205.420 199.445 192.614 190.862

Q4 2013

206.389 200.191 193.497 191.751

Q1 2014

207.320 201.140 194.281 192.614

Q2 2014

209.332 203.242 196.195 194.498

Q3 2014

210.747 204.663 197.391 195.792

Q4 2014

212.411 206.309 199.021 197.321

Q1 2015

213.466 207.232 199.594 198.275

Q2 2015

214.321 207.677 200.248 199.009

Q3 2015

215.665 208.201 201.475 200.241

Q4 2015

216.712 209.959 202.824 201.180

Q1 2016

217.342 210.552 203.260 201.763

Q2 2016

217.782 210.881 203.770 202.110

Q3 2016

218.920 211.955 204.910 203.124

Q4 2016

219.681 212.386 205.383 203.801

Q1 2017

220.418 212.924 206.038 204.425

Q2 2017

221.877 214.311 207.597 205.774

Q3 2017

222.678 215.022 208.312 206.453

Q4 2017

224.051 216.081 209.139 207.704

Q1 2018

225.030 217.017 210.204 208.564

Q2 2018

226.651 218.302 211.759 210.050

Q3 2018

227.300 219.283 212.151 210.602

Q4 2018

227.851 219.488 212.347 211.028

Q1 2019

228.749 220.313 213.109 211.820

Q2 2019

229.380 221.295 213.634 212.366

Q3 2019

229.782 221.605 214.024 212.674

Q4 2019

229.981 221.328 214.281 212.824

Q1 2020

229.899 218.816 212.317 210.742

Q2 2020

201.275 191.467 187.560 185.657

Q3 2020

214.148 204.552 200.021 197.793

Q4 2020

218.480 209.062 204.191 201.833

Q1 2021

220.838 211.128 206.533 203.959

Q2 2021

223.355 213.753 208.616 206.299

Q3 2021

225.587 215.813 211.090 208.326

Q4 2021

228.555 218.937 213.100 211.087

Note: The “Hours paid, CES” series is all-employee hours paid in the Current Employment Statistics (CES) survey;  the “Hours worked, new” series is all-employee hours calculated using the new method (all-employee hours paid, with a paid-time-off and off-the-clock hours adjustment); the “Hours worked, old” series is all-employee hours calculated using the 2004 method; and the “Paid hours worked” series is CES all-employee hours paid adjusted using the National Compensation Survey (NCS) hours-worked-to-hours-paid (HWHP) ratio. The NCS HWHP ratio adjusts hours paid for paid time off (annual leave earned, including paid holidays, and average annual sick leave taken). Q1 = first quarter, Q2 = second quarter, Q3 = third quarter, and Q4 = fourth quarter.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.