Table A‐5. Percent of employed persons working on their main job on days they worked, by industry and hour of day. : U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

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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, 2005-09
	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	4.5	3.6	3.0	3.1	4.4	6.2	12.6	28.3	50.7	64.0	67.8	69.2
Agricultural, forestry, fishing, and hunting	2.9	3.7	2.8	4.3	6.0	12.4	28.4	48.5	59.6	63.3	67.0	63.4
Mining	19.4	18.0	16.4	17.9	9.7	13.6	31.4	59.1	76.0	65.8	70.9	73.9
Construction	0.9	0.8	0.5	0.6	1.2	3.1	13.1	47.9	74.9	77.1	76.5	82.5
Manufacturing	7.8	6.3	5.9	5.6	7.4	11.1	24.1	47.8	65.5	67.5	73.1	69.9
Durable goods manufacturing	6.5	5.1	5.2	4.2	6.0	9.4	24.0	47.9	66.4	69.7	75.1	71.6
Nondurable goods manufacturing	9.9	8.2	7.1	7.7	9.8	14.0	24.3	47.5	64.2	64.1	69.8	67.2
Wholesale and retail trade	3.9	3.6	2.9	3.1	4.9	7.2	11.8	23.9	42.3	57.6	62.5	66.3
Wholesale trade	4.7	3.9	3.8	4.5	3.4	7.7	12.3	34.7	57.8	73.2	73.9	76.0
Retail trade	3.7	3.6	2.6	2.7	5.3	7.1	11.7	20.9	38.1	53.2	59.4	63.7
Transportation and utilities	8.7	7.6	7.2	7.8	12.3	15.5	25.5	46.0	65.0	69.2	67.8	67.8
Transportation and warehousing	9.9	8.6	8.1	8.9	13.9	17.6	27.6	44.8	61.0	66.9	65.7	65.4
Utilities	3.5	3.0	3.0	2.7	4.9	5.7	16.1	51.1	83.5	79.7	77.5	78.9
Information	3.9	2.7	3.6	4.4	3.9	5.0	6.3	15.4	37.5	59.2	65.5	68.7
Financial activities	1.7	0.8	0.7	0.5	1.1	1.7	3.5	13.5	42.8	71.7	75.9	77.0
Finance and insurance	1.7	1.1	0.9	0.6	1.1	1.9	3.5	15.0	46.7	76.0	78.6	79.1
Real estate and rental and leasing	1.8	0.1	0.2	0.2	1.1	1.3	3.4	10.2	33.8	61.8	69.9	72.4
Professional and business services	3.9	2.4	1.5	1.7	2.8	4.0	8.3	20.6	43.6	65.6	72.2	72.1
Professional and technical services	2.6	1.5	1.0	0.9	1.7	2.1	3.7	13.4	39.3	66.1	74.8	76.0
Management, administrative, and waste services	6.0	4.1	2.4	2.9	4.8	7.4	16.3	33.0	51.1	64.7	67.6	65.4
Education and health services	4.0	3.4	2.7	3.0	4.1	4.8	9.6	23.9	51.4	66.1	67.7	68.7
Educational services	2.0	1.2	0.6	0.8	1.1	2.0	5.5	20.0	53.3	66.7	69.3	66.6
Healthcare and social assistance	5.6	5.2	4.3	4.7	6.4	7.0	12.8	27.0	49.9	65.5	66.5	70.2
Leisure and hospitality	6.8	5.2	4.0	3.0	4.5	6.2	12.0	18.8	29.8	38.6	45.9	50.8
Arts, entertainment, and recreation	5.8	5.4	4.5	3.6	5.0	5.1	11.3	18.6	29.2	43.6	49.1	50.0
Accommodation and food services	7.1	5.2	3.9	2.9	4.4	6.5	12.2	18.9	30.0	37.1	45.0	51.1
Other services	1.3	0.7	0.6	0.8	1.1	2.5	6.3	17.6	40.6	61.8	68.9	69.9
Other services, except private households	1.3	0.6	0.5	0.7	1.0	2.5	6.4	18.4	42.5	63.9	70.0	71.5
Other services, private households	1.5	1.5	1.2	1.2	2.1	2.1	5.6	12.3	27.5	47.5	61.7	58.8
Public administration	5.6	4.1	4.1	3.9	5.8	6.2	12.5	29.7	62.5	72.4	71.2	73.1

Table A-5. Percent of employed persons working (1) on their main job on days they worked, by industry and hour of day, 2005-09 -- 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	50.9	61.2	65.9	62.1	51.8	32.9	20.3	15.1	12.4	10.5	8.5	6.5
Agricultural, forestry, fishing, and hunting	34.9	53.4	57.1	55.8	50.3	36.9	24.5	18.4	10.6	10.3	6.9	6.5
Mining	49.3	64.1	67.6	63.5	45.5	36.6	25.5	15.1	14.5	16.7	15.7	20.0
Construction	45.5	76.0	79.0	69.5	48.4	23.6	9.2	5.5	2.9	3.2	1.7	1.6
Manufacturing	47.7	67.6	69.1	62.6	47.6	25.8	14.7	11.2	9.6	10.8	10.2	9.9
Durable goods manufacturing	46.8	70.1	70.1	64.4	50.2	26.7	14.5	10.4	8.8	10.5	10.0	9.4
Nondurable goods manufacturing	49.2	63.6	67.4	59.8	43.4	24.5	15.0	12.4	10.9	11.5	10.5	10.7
Wholesale and retail trade	52.5	56.2	64.4	63.1	57.0	41.9	26.6	19.9	16.6	12.2	9.2	5.9
Wholesale trade	53.8	61.5	71.3	67.2	59.5	34.4	19.1	13.8	8.9	8.1	7.0	4.9
Retail trade	52.2	54.7	62.5	62.0	56.3	44.0	28.6	21.6	18.7	13.3	9.8	6.2
Transportation and utilities	48.6	63.4	64.8	62.5	45.6	31.4	20.2	15.3	12.2	10.8	10.4	8.1
Transportation and warehousing	51.6	60.5	62.4	59.7	45.3	34.0	22.6	17.4	13.7	12.1	11.4	9.0
Utilities	34.7	76.4	75.8	75.4	47.1	19.9	9.2	5.3	5.4	4.5	5.8	4.0
Information	50.9	57.9	67.0	69.2	61.2	41.3	23.0	11.7	10.7	9.1	7.4	5.4
Financial activities	57.2	60.6	70.4	70.6	65.3	37.2	20.5	12.2	9.1	7.1	6.2	3.1
Finance and insurance	59.3	61.1	71.5	72.6	65.9	37.2	19.0	10.2	7.9	6.0	4.3	2.6
Real estate and rental and leasing	52.4	59.3	67.9	66.0	63.9	37.2	24.0	16.7	12.0	9.6	10.7	4.4
Professional and business services	51.0	62.1	68.2	65.4	58.4	37.3	19.0	12.1	11.1	9.4	8.0	5.4
Professional and technical services	52.2	62.0	71.4	70.2	65.6	43.6	19.3	10.5	10.0	8.4	7.3	3.9
Management, administrative, and waste services	49.0	62.2	62.7	57.1	45.9	26.5	18.5	14.9	13.1	11.1	9.1	7.9
Education and health services	53.6	60.2	65.1	60.8	46.8	26.6	16.1	12.9	10.4	9.3	7.6	6.7
Educational services	51.4	61.5	65.7	57.5	38.7	18.6	11.4	10.5	9.5	8.3	5.5	4.5
Healthcare and social assistance	55.2	59.2	64.7	63.4	53.2	32.9	19.8	14.8	11.2	10.1	9.2	8.4
Leisure and hospitality	47.7	51.5	47.1	42.6	43.3	42.4	38.7	35.4	30.3	24.7	18.3	12.4
Arts, entertainment, and recreation	37.9	50.7	52.9	48.8	47.3	37.4	26.8	23.6	18.7	13.7	11.4	9.8
Accommodation and food services	50.7	51.7	45.4	40.8	42.1	43.9	42.3	39.0	33.8	28.0	20.4	13.1
Other services	54.6	58.4	62.6	57.3	51.0	35.3	24.8	16.3	12.2	7.0	4.1	1.9
Other services, except private households	53.6	58.6	64.5	59.9	52.9	36.5	25.6	16.9	13.1	7.4	4.2	2.1
Other services, private households	61.0	57.0	49.1	38.9	37.8	27.3	19.1	11.8	5.9	3.8	2.9	0.8
Public administration	50.8	64.2	73.5	68.4	54.6	23.7	13.3	9.2	9.3	7.7	7.4	7.5

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. (PDF)
Source: American Time Use Survey, Bureau of Labor Statistics

Last Modified Date: September 1, 2010