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Table A-5. Percent of employed persons working (1) on their main job on days they worked, by industry 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
Agricultural, forestry, fishing, and hunting	1.5	2.9	2.2	2.6	6.2	11.4	29.0	48.6	60.7	62.1	65.5	64.4
Mining	14.7	12.1	11.3	14.1	8.3	13.4	29.3	62.9	74.0	67.0	71.2	77.7
Construction	1.3	1.1	0.8	0.9	1.1	3.5	13.0	49.0	75.9	76.3	76.8	82.6
Manufacturing	8.6	6.9	5.8	6.0	7.3	10.8	23.8	47.1	64.2	65.4	70.8	67.6
Durable goods manufacturing	7.6	5.7	5.5	5.0	6.3	9.4	23.8	47.2	65.4	67.3	73.0	69.6
Nondurable goods manufacturing	10.2	8.9	6.5	7.8	9.0	13.2	23.8	46.9	62.0	62.3	67.0	64.1
Wholesale and retail trade	3.7	3.5	2.4	2.8	4.2	6.6	11.7	23.8	43.9	58.1	63.5	67.2
Wholesale trade	3.6	2.9	1.7	2.2	3.6	6.8	14.7	34.5	57.7	72.8	72.9	76.6
Retail trade	3.7	3.7	2.7	3.0	4.4	6.5	10.8	20.6	39.9	53.7	60.8	64.4
Transportation and utilities	9.1	8.4	7.7	7.8	12.3	15.5	25.5	46.3	64.0	68.2	66.1	65.9
Transportation and warehousing	10.4	9.5	8.8	9.0	14.3	18.1	28.2	46.2	59.6	65.5	63.6	62.8
Utilities	3.5	3.4	3.1	2.4	3.6	4.4	13.7	46.7	83.3	80.0	77.1	79.5
Information	6.5	4.4	5.1	4.8	4.2	5.2	7.3	15.6	37.7	59.4	63.9	68.1
Financial activities	2.7	1.3	0.9	0.6	1.3	1.9	4.2	13.0	42.2	72.7	74.8	76.9
Finance and insurance	2.3	1.5	1.1	0.7	1.5	2.0	4.6	14.0	47.1	76.4	77.7	78.7
Real estate and rental and leasing	3.6	0.8	0.3	0.3	0.9	1.5	3.2	10.6	30.9	64.1	67.9	72.8
Professional and business services	4.0	2.8	1.7	1.5	2.7	3.8	8.8	21.4	44.4	65.7	71.3	72.0
Professional and technical services	2.2	1.5	0.5	0.5	1.1	1.5	4.3	14.9	40.9	68.0	75.2	76.6
Management, administrative, and waste services	7.1	5.1	3.7	3.1	5.2	7.8	16.6	32.3	50.3	61.9	64.7	64.1
Education and health services	3.7	3.2	2.6	2.5	3.8	4.7	9.8	23.7	52.2	66.1	68.2	69.8
Educational services	1.7	0.9	0.4	0.5	1.1	2.1	5.3	19.0	51.9	66.0	69.9	68.6
Healthcare and social assistance	5.4	5.1	4.5	4.2	6.0	6.8	13.5	27.7	52.5	66.3	66.7	70.7
Leisure and hospitality	6.9	5.1	3.4	2.5	3.7	5.3	11.5	19.7	29.9	38.5	44.3	50.1
Arts, entertainment, and recreation	5.7	5.5	3.1	3.2	3.8	4.0	11.6	18.8	29.9	42.6	46.4	51.5
Accommodation and food services	7.3	4.9	3.6	2.3	3.6	5.8	11.5	20.0	29.9	37.2	43.7	49.7
Other services	1.2	0.7	0.5	0.5	0.9	1.9	4.6	16.3	40.4	62.0	69.5	71.5
Other services, except private households	1.4	0.8	0.5	0.6	0.7	1.9	5.0	16.7	41.8	63.7	70.0	73.2
Other services, private households	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	2.0	2.0	1.9	13.6	30.8	50.0	66.0	59.1
Public administration	6.8	5.3	4.8	4.8	6.1	6.9	13.0	28.0	60.5	73.1	72.1	74.0

Table A-5. Percent of employed persons working (1) on their main job on days they worked, by industry 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
Agricultural, forestry, fishing, and hunting	37.5	50.7	56.9	56.8	51.1	39.1	26.0	20.2	12.7	9.9	6.2	4.7
Mining	48.1	70.7	70.4	57.6	44.5	31.0	19.5	10.4	9.6	12.3	13.7	12.7
Construction	47.7	75.5	79.2	68.4	48.0	24.7	10.9	6.1	4.3	4.2	2.8	1.9
Manufacturing	45.7	66.4	67.4	60.9	46.5	26.8	15.6	12.5	10.4	11.1	11.3	10.8
Durable goods manufacturing	44.6	69.0	69.0	62.4	48.5	27.1	14.6	11.6	8.9	10.5	10.4	10.2
Nondurable goods manufacturing	47.4	62.1	64.8	58.4	43.1	26.2	17.3	14.0	12.9	12.1	12.8	11.9
Wholesale and retail trade	53.6	57.6	64.1	62.9	56.7	40.8	25.0	19.5	16.4	11.6	8.2	5.9
Wholesale trade	51.2	61.7	70.5	67.5	60.1	34.7	16.8	12.3	9.4	7.5	5.0	4.8
Retail trade	54.4	56.5	62.3	61.5	55.7	42.6	27.5	21.7	18.5	12.8	9.1	6.2
Transportation and utilities	48.7	63.3	62.4	61.9	46.3	31.5	20.6	14.1	11.5	11.0	9.8	7.9
Transportation and warehousing	51.3	59.6	60.1	59.2	45.5	35.0	23.7	16.6	12.7	12.5	11.3	9.3
Utilities	37.3	79.2	72.4	73.3	49.8	16.1	7.4	3.3	6.0	4.5	3.3	1.9
Information	50.6	56.0	63.1	65.9	59.0	40.7	22.5	12.6	12.4	11.0	8.7	7.3
Financial activities	57.3	59.5	71.0	71.0	66.4	38.0	20.0	11.2	8.6	6.0	5.5	3.5
Finance and insurance	59.0	60.1	71.7	72.9	66.1	37.4	18.5	9.4	7.2	5.0	3.8	2.8
Real estate and rental and leasing	53.2	58.1	69.3	66.6	66.9	39.1	23.4	15.6	11.8	8.3	9.3	5.1
Professional and business services	49.4	60.6	67.4	65.0	57.7	38.5	19.0	12.1	10.1	9.3	7.3	5.8
Professional and technical services	49.9	61.8	72.6	70.3	65.4	43.6	18.7	9.5	7.9	7.5	5.6	3.9
Management, administrative, and waste services	48.5	58.6	58.7	56.2	44.7	30.0	19.4	16.4	13.8	12.3	10.1	8.9
Education and health services	54.5	60.5	65.9	62.5	48.1	28.2	17.2	13.2	10.3	9.3	7.9	6.7
Educational services	51.9	63.2	67.1	60.2	40.6	21.5	13.0	11.0	9.6	8.4	5.4	4.2
Healthcare and social assistance	56.6	58.2	65.0	64.3	54.2	33.7	20.6	15.1	10.9	10.0	9.9	8.8
Leisure and hospitality	48.5	51.7	49.2	44.2	44.7	44.1	40.0	36.7	32.2	24.9	19.8	12.5
Arts, entertainment, and recreation	40.8	54.3	59.1	51.9	46.7	35.2	28.2	26.9	22.6	14.8	12.2	8.0
Accommodation and food services	50.9	50.9	46.2	41.8	44.1	46.8	43.7	39.7	35.2	28.1	22.2	14.0
Other services	55.7	59.2	64.8	59.5	51.6	35.1	23.2	16.9	12.0	7.5	4.4	2.2
Other services, except private households	55.1	60.0	66.6	62.0	54.3	36.6	24.3	17.5	12.9	7.9	4.6	2.4
Other services, private households	59.9	53.1	52.0	42.5	32.9	24.5	15.5	13.1	5.5	4.4	3.3	1.3
Public administration	49.3	64.4	72.8	69.4	55.6	24.5	12.9	10.5	10.1	9.2	8.6	8.1

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