Table A‐4. Percent of employed persons working on their main job on days they worked by occupation and hour of day : U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

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Table A-4A. Percent of employed persons working on their main job on days they worked by occupation and hour of day, 12 AM to 11 AM, average for the combined years 2021-23
Occupation	12 AM	1 AM	2 AM	3 AM	4 AM	5 AM	6 AM	7 AM	8 AM	9 AM	10 AM	11 AM
Total, 15 years and over	3.6	3.0	2.6	2.4	3.8	6.1	13.8	28.4	52.9	67.7	73.2	73.1
Management, professional, and related occupations	2.4	1.9	1.4	1.3	2.0	3.3	8.8	21.3	51.4	72.2	76.8	76.1
Management, business, and financial operations occupations	1.7	1.4	1.0	0.9	1.1	2.6	9.2	22.4	52.7	73.8	79.5	78.8
Management occupations	1.9	1.5	1.0	0.9	1.5	3.0	10.1	24.0	53.8	73.6	78.9	78.3
Business and financial operations occupations	1.3	1.2	1.0	0.9	0.4	1.9	7.4	19.4	50.8	74.3	80.5	79.8
Professional and related occupations	2.9	2.3	1.8	1.7	2.7	3.9	8.4	20.5	50.3	70.9	74.6	73.9
Computer and mathematical occupations	1.6	0.5	0.3	0.3	0.6	1.2	6.0	19.1	47.4	77.8	82.7	77.7
Architecture and engineering occupations	3.2	2.2	1.3	1.1	1.8	5.2	9.6	27.1	57.7	75.4	82.1	79.7
Life, physical, and social science occupations	3.9	3.2	2.5	0.7	2.2	3.0	11.4	20.8	(1)-	65.0	(1)-	73.5
Community and social services occupations	0.9	0.7	0.7	0.7	0.8	0.9	3.3	11.7	45.8	71.7	76.8	75.7
Legal occupations	1.5	2.5	(2)-	(2)-	(2)-	0.9	3.4	14.9	(1)-	(1)-	82.8	78.0
Education, training, and library occupations	2.2	1.1	0.6	0.1	1.3	2.0	3.6	17.2	54.0	70.4	72.1	71.0
Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations	2.2	1.2	1.2	1.4	2.0	2.2	5.1	11.2	34.0	58.5	65.3	66.8
Healthcare practitioner and technical occupations	6.0	6.3	5.7	6.1	8.7	10.8	19.4	30.9	56.3	68.9	70.4	72.2
Service occupations	5.7	5.3	5.1	4.6	5.0	7.5	14.8	29.4	44.9	55.6	60.9	62.9
Healthcare support occupations	9.2	9.9	8.9	9.7	10.9	12.6	16.5	29.2	47.1	60.8	64.0	67.0
Protective service occupations	15.3	14.2	12.4	10.8	9.6	12.7	21.8	33.1	(1)-	51.1	(1)-	(1)-
Food preparation and serving related occupations	1.5	0.7	0.7	0.1	0.3	2.7	10.0	22.4	34.7	40.5	48.4	54.1
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations	5.1	4.7	5.9	4.3	5.5	8.9	19.2	39.0	55.8	67.8	67.4	66.9
Personal care and service occupations	1.7	1.1	0.5	0.8	0.8	1.8	6.1	20.3	34.5	56.2	67.8	72.9
Sales and office occupations	1.7	1.2	0.8	1.0	2.3	4.9	10.3	21.6	47.5	66.0	73.6	74.3
Sales and related occupations	1.3	0.9	0.3	0.4	2.5	6.0	11.5	19.3	39.5	56.9	70.3	73.1
Office and administrative support occupations	2.0	1.5	1.3	1.6	2.1	3.9	9.3	23.7	55.1	74.6	76.7	75.5
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations	1.7	1.8	1.3	1.8	2.9	5.7	19.2	48.9	75.1	78.0	83.7	82.6
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations	2.9	2.9	2.9	2.6	6.3	10.5	18.8	58.4	70.1	(1)-	73.7	70.0
Construction and extraction occupations	0.9	1.2	0.6	1.1	2.2	4.2	22.8	50.4	79.0	78.6	84.4	86.0
Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations	2.5	2.3	1.7	2.4	2.8	6.1	14.5	43.7	71.4	79.0	86.1	82.1
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations	9.9	7.7	7.5	6.6	11.7	16.9	33.1	49.1	58.6	58.9	64.3	63.8
Production occupations	8.6	5.6	6.3	5.3	6.6	14.1	37.2	59.3	63.6	65.5	67.5	69.4
Transportation and material moving occupations	10.8	9.2	8.3	7.6	15.4	19.0	30.1	41.6	55.0	54.0	62.0	59.7
Footnotes (1) Estimate is suppressed because it does not meet the American Time Use Survey publication standards. (2) Estimate is approximately zero.
NOTE: Estimates refer to work done for one's main job only and exclude travel related to work. These estimates are a snapshot showing the percent of individuals working at the one-minute interval that starts at the time indicated. Data refer to persons 15 years and over. For technical information about the American Time Use Survey, see the ATUS User's Guide at https://www.bls.gov/tus/atususersguide.pdf. Source: American Time Use Survey, Bureau of Labor Statistics

Table A-4B. Percent of employed persons working on their main job on days they worked by occupation and hour of day, 12 PM to 11 PM, average for the combined years 2021-23
Occupation	12 PM	1 PM	2 PM	3 PM	4 PM	5 PM	6 PM	7 PM	8 PM	9 PM	10 PM	11 PM
Total, 15 years and over	56.5	66.6	70.1	65.7	54.3	32.5	18.2	12.7	10.8	9.3	7.3	4.9
Management, professional, and related occupations	56.6	67.9	74.5	71.3	60.0	33.8	15.2	9.6	8.4	7.5	6.4	3.8
Management, business, and financial operations occupations	59.0	70.1	76.4	73.3	62.8	35.1	13.9	8.8	7.3	6.7	5.3	2.5
Management occupations	59.1	71.2	75.9	73.4	61.9	35.9	14.6	9.4	7.2	6.5	5.5	2.9
Business and financial operations occupations	58.8	68.0	77.1	73.0	64.4	33.6	12.7	7.8	7.6	7.3	4.9	1.8
Professional and related occupations	54.7	66.1	72.9	69.7	57.7	32.8	16.2	10.2	9.4	8.1	7.2	4.8
Computer and mathematical occupations	55.6	71.0	81.3	78.4	69.8	37.5	11.2	6.3	7.3	6.7	6.5	4.2
Architecture and engineering occupations	49.1	71.3	83.0	76.5	69.1	33.8	15.8	6.6	7.0	8.4	8.1	3.1
Life, physical, and social science occupations	(1)-	61.8	70.9	69.8	(1)-	(1)-	17.6	5.6	8.7	6.5	12.4	6.7
Community and social services occupations	66.0	59.7	71.3	67.1	61.2	29.4	15.5	8.0	6.2	3.7	2.0	1.6
Legal occupations	(1)-	65.2	76.1	75.6	72.7	(1)-	16.6	8.2	5.7	4.7	4.2	4.9
Education, training, and library occupations	54.4	67.5	71.0	64.4	42.3	22.2	10.7	8.5	7.6	7.0	6.0	2.6
Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations	48.9	56.5	61.0	59.9	51.7	40.1	27.1	16.5	16.3	12.9	11.6	8.0
Healthcare practitioner and technical occupations	55.6	65.6	68.2	68.3	56.2	34.6	22.4	17.7	14.0	11.7	8.5	8.3
Service occupations	54.2	58.4	56.4	51.4	43.3	33.1	27.1	21.6	18.4	16.8	12.0	8.2
Healthcare support occupations	52.7	58.6	54.2	50.8	44.5	31.4	22.2	19.2	16.2	15.5	15.7	11.5
Protective service occupations	(1)-	(1)-	66.0	60.5	58.8	38.0	(1)-	25.2	22.9	24.6	19.7	16.0
Food preparation and serving related occupations	51.6	52.6	46.9	41.0	41.4	41.0	37.4	34.6	30.3	26.7	14.9	7.3
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations	50.0	65.1	58.7	50.2	29.4	21.2	16.0	13.7	13.0	11.2	8.0	6.7
Personal care and service occupations	68.9	60.5	64.5	66.6	60.1	40.0	33.8	13.0	6.1	4.2	3.0	1.4
Sales and office occupations	62.8	67.8	70.4	67.8	58.7	34.5	20.2	13.2	10.8	7.0	3.9	2.6
Sales and related occupations	63.8	67.8	69.3	66.4	57.6	39.6	23.6	16.0	13.9	9.4	4.9	2.4
Office and administrative support occupations	61.9	67.9	71.5	69.2	59.7	29.7	16.9	10.5	7.7	4.7	3.0	2.9
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations	53.0	75.0	79.4	70.2	46.3	24.9	13.3	7.4	5.5	3.5	2.6	2.3
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations	(1)-	68.8	61.3	63.9	(1)-	33.0	22.6	13.5	11.5	3.6	2.5	3.8
Construction and extraction occupations	54.0	76.8	82.6	68.9	40.4	20.4	9.5	4.8	2.6	2.5	2.2	1.6
Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations	51.9	74.5	81.0	74.1	52.9	28.4	15.4	9.0	7.6	4.8	3.3	2.7
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations	52.2	62.5	61.3	53.2	43.6	29.5	20.6	18.1	15.7	15.4	14.1	10.9
Production occupations	50.3	67.9	64.2	56.2	42.5	26.6	18.2	12.4	12.4	14.4	12.3	10.4
Transportation and material moving occupations	53.5	58.4	59.1	51.0	44.5	31.7	22.4	22.4	18.2	16.2	15.4	11.3
Footnotes (1) Estimate is suppressed because it does not meet the American Time Use Survey publication standards.
NOTE: Estimates refer to work done for one's main job only and exclude travel related to work. These estimates are a snapshot showing the percent of individuals working at the one-minute interval that starts at the time indicated. Data refer to persons 15 years and over. For technical information about the American Time Use Survey, see the ATUS User's Guide at https://www.bls.gov/tus/atususersguide.pdf. Source: American Time Use Survey, Bureau of Labor Statistics

Last Modified Date: August 1, 2024