July 2, 2012

Time spent working, 2011

Average number of hours employed persons spent working on days worked, by sex and day of week, 2011
Characteristic	Average hours of work
Characteristic	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
Total, 15 years and older	7.64	7.99	5.71
Men	8.00	8.40	5.81
Women	7.21	7.48	5.57

These data are featured in the TED article, Time spent working, 2011.

Average number of hours employed persons spent working on days worked, by sex, full- and part-time status, and day of week, 2011
Characteristic	Average hours of work
Characteristic	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
Total, 15 years and older
Full-time workers	8.10	8.46	5.87
Part-time workers	5.55	5.64	5.22
Men
Full-time workers	8.30	8.70	6.00
Part-time workers	5.72	5.97	4.79
Women
Full-time workers	7.81	8.13	5.63
Part-time workers	5.46	5.45	5.47

These data are featured in the TED article, Time spent working, 2011.

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