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In 2024, 87 percent of full-time employed people worked on an average weekday
July 31, 2025
Many more people worked on weekdays than on weekend days in 2024: 80 percent of employed people worked on an average weekday, compared with 30 percent on an average weekend day. Multiple jobholders were more likely than single jobholders to work on an average weekend day: 50 percent, compared with 29 percent. Among people employed full time, 87 percent worked on an average weekday and 29 percent worked on an average weekend day.
Percent of employed people who worked by day of week, 2024 annual averages
Status
Percent who worked, weekday
Percent who worked, weekend day
TOTAL
80.2
30.4
Employment status
Full-time workers
87.2
28.8
Part-time workers
54.8
35.9
Jobholding status
Single jobholders
79.8
28.7
Multiple jobholders
84.4
49.6
Educational attainment
Less than a high school diploma
-
-
High school graduates, no college
80.2
32.4
Some college or associate degree
79.0
27.8
Bachelor's degree or higher
85.8
27.2
Note: Data for educational attainment refer to persons 25 years and over. Dash (-) indicates estimate is suppressed because it does not meet ATUS publication standards.
On days they worked, people employed full time worked an average of 8.1 hours. They worked 8.4 hours on an average weekday and 5.6 hours on an average weekend day. Among people who worked on an average weekend day, those with lower levels of education worked more hours than those with higher levels of education. On weekend days they worked, high school graduates with no college spent 6.4 hours working, compared with 4.2 hours for those with a bachelor's degree or higher.
Average hours employed people spent working on days worked by day of week, 2024 annual averages
Status
Average hours of work, weekday
Average hours of work, weekend day
Total
7.95
5.51
Employment status
Full-time workers
8.40
5.55
Part-time workers
5.34
5.39
Jobholding status
Single jobholders
7.91
5.47
Multiple jobholders
8.29
5.78
Educational attainment
Less than a high school diploma
8.00
7.04
High school graduates, no college
8.21
6.43
Some college or associate degree
7.93
5.54
Bachelor's degree or higher
8.01
4.16
Note: Data for educational attainment refer to persons 25 years and over.
These data are from the American Time Use Survey (ATUS). For more information, see “American Time Use Survey — 2024 Results.” We also have more charts on activities and time use. Data for employment status refers to workers 15 years and over. Data for educational attainment refer to persons 25 years and over.
United States Department of Labor
