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Table A-4. Percent of employed persons working (1) on their main job on days they worked, by occupation and hour of day, 2003-07
	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	4.7	3.8	3.0	3.0	4.2	6.1	12.7	28.5	51.2	63.9	67.4	69.3
Management, professional, and related occupations	3.1	2.0	1.5	1.3	2.3	3.5	7.7	21.8	50.3	69.3	72.6	73.7
Management, business, and financial operations occupations	2.4	1.3	0.8	0.8	1.8	3.8	8.9	24.2	52.6	71.7	74.5	76.0
Management occupations	2.8	1.3	1.0	1.0	2.2	4.4	10.2	26.4	52.4	70.0	73.1	73.9
Business and financial operations occupations	1.3	1.0	0.3	0.4	0.7	2.1	5.6	18.2	53.1	76.6	78.4	81.9
Professional and related occupations	3.6	2.6	2.0	1.7	2.7	3.2	6.7	20.0	48.5	67.3	71.1	71.9
Computer and mathematical occupations	4.1	3.0	2.1	1.7	2.6	3.2	6.0	15.5	42.8	70.0	75.5	77.8
Architecture and engineering occupations	1.9	2.2	1.1	1.1	0.8	2.5	10.0	33.6	65.8	78.2	82.5	81.4
Life, physical, and social science occupations	4.7	1.3	1.5	1.5	2.2	3.4	7.0	18.0	45.3	65.7	72.0	70.7
Community and social services occupations	1.7	1.1	0.8	0.8	1.2	1.3	3.6	11.9	48.4	70.0	74.1	76.6
Legal occupations	0.9	0.9	0.0	0.0	0.1	0.4	2.3	10.1	32.3	64.4	73.0	76.2
Education, training, and library occupations	1.5	0.7	0.2	0.2	0.5	0.5	3.0	16.6	51.1	68.0	70.1	67.9
Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations	4.8	3.1	2.6	1.6	2.1	2.8	5.6	13.3	30.5	53.5	60.1	63.3
Healthcare practitioner and technical occupations	7.9	6.7	5.8	4.9	8.9	9.3	13.7	30.3	53.1	65.7	66.8	70.2
Service occupations	7.2	5.9	4.6	4.3	6.0	7.9	16.0	27.6	39.9	48.7	53.5	56.2
Healthcare support occupations	6.9	7.3	7.2	6.7	9.1	9.5	21.2	31.6	47.9	60.1	61.4	62.9
Protective service occupations	19.7	17.1	14.7	14.9	19.1	19.8	28.3	37.1	45.7	48.7	53.3	53.1
Food preparation and serving related occupations	5.9	4.1	2.9	2.0	2.9	6.2	14.2	22.1	29.8	34.0	40.5	49.4
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations	6.0	4.2	2.8	2.6	4.5	7.2	15.2	34.8	50.5	59.0	63.4	63.3
Personal care and service occupations	3.5	3.1	1.9	2.3	2.9	3.7	9.2	19.6	34.1	51.3	56.6	55.3
Sales and office occupations	3.3	2.5	2.2	2.5	3.1	4.3	8.5	19.3	43.7	61.8	66.3	69.0
Sales and related occupations	2.4	1.8	1.6	2.1	2.3	3.8	7.7	17.4	36.8	53.8	61.8	65.1
Office and administrative support occupations	4.1	3.2	2.7	2.8	3.9	4.8	9.1	21.1	49.8	68.7	70.3	72.5
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations	3.0	2.6	2.1	2.3	2.5	5.0	15.9	48.4	75.4	75.5	75.8	81.5
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations	1.6	4.6	4.6	3.8	4.6	11.1	28.9	58.9	72.8	67.7	76.7	75.8
Construction and extraction occupations	2.3	2.0	1.5	1.6	1.4	3.2	14.0	52.6	78.4	77.4	76.3	83.6
Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations	4.5	3.1	2.5	3.0	3.8	6.3	15.8	39.4	71.3	74.3	74.8	79.6
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations	10.6	10.0	8.3	8.0	11.3	15.9	29.6	51.0	61.5	60.2	63.5	61.9
Production occupations	11.3	10.1	7.9	7.2	10.1	13.7	29.1	54.3	63.3	58.0	66.1	62.4
Transportation and material moving occupations	9.8	9.8	8.8	9.1	12.6	18.5	30.2	47.0	59.3	62.9	60.5	61.4

Table A-4. Percent of employed persons working (1) on their main job on days they worked, by occupation and hour of day, 2003-07 -- Continued
	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	51.1	61.2	65.9	62.4	52.0	33.6	20.5	15.3	12.5	10.5	8.6	6.7
Management, professional, and related occupations	52.3	61.5	70.4	67.9	57.9	37.0	19.4	12.9	10.1	8.7	6.8	5.4
Management, business, and financial operations occupations	53.5	61.2	71.8	70.9	63.8	40.7	20.9	12.5	9.1	8.2	5.9	4.4
Management occupations	52.1	61.4	70.6	69.4	63.5	42.5	22.7	13.6	10.2	9.3	6.3	4.7
Business and financial operations occupations	57.1	60.7	75.1	75.1	64.6	35.6	16.1	9.6	5.9	5.3	4.8	3.7
Professional and related occupations	51.4	61.7	69.3	65.5	53.4	34.1	18.2	13.2	10.9	9.0	7.5	6.1
Computer and mathematical occupations	50.4	64.9	76.5	74.7	67.6	44.2	17.0	8.3	8.6	7.4	6.4	5.7
Architecture and engineering occupations	42.1	75.6	80.7	72.2	62.6	37.3	14.4	6.2	4.2	3.7	4.6	3.3
Life, physical, and social science occupations	47.5	65.4	71.8	67.9	61.3	39.1	18.4	11.8	6.6	6.4	9.2	6.6
Community and social services occupations	52.2	57.9	67.7	65.6	58.0	32.6	20.3	18.4	15.4	8.0	5.3	3.7
Legal occupations	56.4	49.9	69.8	70.6	64.3	41.8	16.9	8.9	4.3	6.8	3.8	2.0
Education, training, and library occupations	52.8	63.0	66.4	57.1	35.8	21.2	13.0	11.4	9.7	8.6	5.7	4.1
Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations	48.4	52.0	61.4	61.7	56.3	41.5	22.8	16.1	16.0	10.3	8.5	6.0
Healthcare practitioner and technical occupations	55.9	58.8	66.5	68.2	56.1	38.2	25.9	20.7	16.2	14.7	13.2	12.6
Service occupations	48.8	53.6	51.4	47.3	41.9	34.2	27.9	24.4	21.5	17.8	15.1	11.2
Healthcare support occupations	51.4	54.9	56.9	54.1	43.5	28.8	19.5	15.6	13.0	10.6	11.9	11.1
Protective service occupations	41.3	51.2	51.4	47.3	42.4	31.7	25.2	24.1	26.0	25.1	22.9	21.5
Food preparation and serving related occupations	52.1	50.2	41.4	35.3	38.2	43.7	42.9	41.2	35.5	29.3	21.7	12.4
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations	44.9	58.8	56.4	52.3	38.2	20.9	16.9	13.5	13.8	11.4	9.9	8.8
Personal care and service occupations	51.1	53.2	56.8	54.9	50.4	40.4	25.6	17.9	12.5	8.9	8.9	6.7
Sales and office occupations	55.2	58.9	66.7	64.5	56.8	35.4	21.5	15.5	12.8	9.3	6.8	4.7
Sales and related occupations	54.3	56.6	64.0	64.5	58.4	44.2	29.4	21.9	18.5	13.1	8.1	4.3
Office and administrative support occupations	55.9	60.9	69.1	64.6	55.4	27.7	14.5	10.0	7.9	5.9	5.7	5.0
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations	46.8	75.5	76.0	68.5	47.8	24.3	12.5	8.2	6.3	5.3	4.6	3.4
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations	39.9	67.9	65.3	57.9	51.6	27.9	17.6	14.8	11.7	9.0	5.4	4.4
Construction and extraction occupations	46.3	78.3	78.7	68.2	44.3	21.9	11.2	6.4	4.1	4.0	3.5	2.7
Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations	49.2	72.8	74.3	71.4	52.4	27.2	13.3	9.3	8.5	6.3	6.2	4.3
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations	45.6	61.5	59.8	54.4	40.7	26.7	19.4	17.2	14.0	13.9	13.0	12.2
Production occupations	45.6	64.0	60.7	53.0	37.1	23.8	17.6	16.5	13.5	14.1	14.2	14.0
Transportation and material moving occupations	45.5	58.5	58.8	56.2	44.8	30.2	21.5	18.0	14.5	13.7	11.7	10.1

Footnotes:
(1) Estimates refer to work done for one's main job only and exclude travel related to work. Other activities done simultaneously are not included.
NOTE: 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.
Source: American Time Use Survey, Bureau of Labor Statistics

Last Modified Date: October 29, 2008