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, 2007-11
	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	4.6	3.6	3.0	3.1	4.3	6.1	12.6	27.9	50.4	63.8	67.6	68.9
Agricultural, forestry, fishing, and hunting	2.4	1.8	1.1	2.5	5.7	10.7	24.8	41.7	53.8	62.9	64.0	62.3
Mining	16.3	15.9	13.5	13.6	10.4	13.9	(2)	(2)	(2)	(2)	76.0	74.4
Construction	1.1	0.8	0.5	0.5	1.7	3.9	15.4	49.1	73.7	77.7	78.8	81.7
Manufacturing	7.9	6.5	6.0	5.3	7.4	11.9	25.5	48.4	65.2	67.7	71.9	70.4
Durable goods manufacturing	6.2	5.0	5.0	4.4	5.7	10.4	25.3	48.6	67.0	71.0	74.0	73.4
Nondurable goods manufacturing	10.6	8.7	7.4	6.7	10.1	14.3	25.8	48.0	62.5	62.8	68.6	65.8
Wholesale and retail trade	4.0	3.6	2.7	3.0	4.4	6.6	11.4	22.6	41.4	57.2	62.6	65.8
Wholesale trade	5.0	4.4	4.0	5.0	4.4	7.3	11.3	32.4	56.9	72.1	74.5	75.1
Retail trade	3.7	3.4	2.4	2.5	4.4	6.5	11.5	20.0	37.2	53.1	59.4	63.3
Transportation and utilities	7.8	7.0	6.5	7.3	10.5	13.1	23.3	41.3	63.9	67.7	68.6	67.3
Transportation and warehousing	9.2	8.3	7.6	8.7	12.5	15.4	25.0	41.4	59.3	65.0	65.8	64.7
Utilities	2.3	2.0	2.0	1.5	2.7	4.1	16.6	41.2	82.3	78.4	79.9	77.8
Information	2.9	1.3	2.3	3.4	3.9	4.4	6.0	14.4	40.5	61.5	66.8	70.4
Financial activities	1.4	0.6	0.5	0.4	0.7	1.1	4.2	15.6	45.2	73.0	76.3	77.7
Finance and insurance	0.7	0.8	0.5	0.4	0.7	1.1	3.1	16.1	49.6	78.0	79.8	81.3
Real estate and rental and leasing	3.2	0.2	0.3	0.2	0.9	0.9	6.8	14.5	34.4	60.8	68.0	68.9
Professional and business services	4.1	2.7	1.7	2.3	3.0	4.8	9.0	21.8	45.9	66.8	72.3	72.6
Professional and technical services	3.1	1.7	1.1	0.9	1.7	2.4	4.6	14.2	42.6	68.2	75.7	76.0
Management, administrative, and waste services	6.0	4.6	2.7	4.7	5.3	9.0	17.2	35.6	52.0	64.3	66.2	66.3
Education and health services	4.1	3.4	2.8	3.1	3.9	4.6	9.5	24.3	51.4	66.5	68.2	69.1
Educational services	1.8	1.1	0.6	0.7	0.8	1.3	4.4	18.6	53.2	67.9	69.1	67.7
Healthcare and social assistance	5.9	5.2	4.5	5.0	6.4	7.1	13.3	28.6	50.1	65.3	67.5	70.1
Leisure and hospitality	7.7	5.5	4.2	2.9	4.4	5.6	9.9	16.5	27.1	37.1	44.6	49.4
Arts, entertainment, and recreation	8.0	5.8	5.4	3.1	4.5	5.0	8.3	16.8	26.3	42.4	47.8	50.0
Accommodation and food services	7.6	5.4	3.8	2.8	4.3	5.8	10.4	16.4	27.4	35.5	43.6	49.3
Other services	2.3	1.5	1.0	1.0	1.3	3.3	7.3	18.9	41.2	61.0	68.0	69.7
Other services, except private households	1.9	0.1	0.8	0.7	1.2	3.4	7.3	20.3	42.9	62.3	68.8	70.6
Other services, private households	5.0	5.0	3.2	3.2	2.6	2.6	7.3	7.2	26.7	(2)	(2)	(2)
Public administration	5.6	4.9	4.7	4.9	7.1	7.6	14.8	31.8	62.7	70.2	69.9	70.2

Table A-5. Percent of employed persons working (1) on their main job on days they worked, by industry and hour of day, 2007-11 -- 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	51.4	61.0	65.8	62.4	52.6	33.2	20.2	15.1	12.6	11.0	8.9	6.6
Agricultural, forestry, fishing, and hunting	34.4	51.5	57.4	56.9	49.6	32.9	23.1	15.7	8.8	6.8	4.0	6.6
Mining	(2)	(2)	69.0	(2)	(2)	(2) >	(2)	(2)	15.1	15.2	14.7	17.7
Construction	47.4	75.4	76.4	69.0	49.0	22.9	9.2	4.5	3.0	3.4	1.9	1.7
Manufacturing	49.0	66.9	68.6	63.0	48.6	27.0	15.5	11.9	10.0	10.7	9.9	9.5
Durable goods manufacturing	48.9	69.7	71.5	65.7	51.7	27.9	15.8	10.9	9.1	10.8	9.6	7.7
Nondurable goods manufacturing	49.2	62.6	64.3	58.8	43.7	25.7	15.0	13.3	11.3	10.5	10.5	12.2
Wholesale and retail trade	54.0	58.1	64.5	63.1	58.6	42.3	26.6	19.7	16.1	13.6	10.2	5.7
Wholesale trade	55.6	63.5	71.4	68.6	61.3	36.2	18.5	12.9	8.9	8.6	7.3	4.2
Retail trade	53.6	56.7	62.7	61.6	57.9	43.9	28.8	21.6	18.1	15.0	10.9	6.2
Transportation and utilities	47.8	62.2	64.9	60.8	45.7	28.5	19.0	15.9	13.1	10.6	10.4	8.4
Transportation and warehousing	50.3	59.9	62.8	58.2	45.3	30.5	21.9	18.3	15.0	11.7	11.3	9.3
Utilities	38.0	71.7	73.5	71.0	47.1	20.6	7.6	6.3	5.6	6.4	6.8	5.0
Information	48.5	60.1	70.6	70.8	63.1	42.7	23.4	12.9	9.2	9.8	8.3	5.1
Financial activities	57.3	61.1	73.1	71.3	65.7	38.7	21.1	11.9	7.8	6.4	5.4	2.6
Finance and insurance	59.7	62.0	75.7	74.1	68.9	39.4	21.1	10.6	6.9	5.6	4.1	2.0
Real estate and rental and leasing	51.7	59.1	66.7	64.2	57.9	37.1	21.2	15.1	10.0	8.5	8.4	3.9
Professional and business services	52.4	62.8	69.0	66.5	58.6	37.5	18.6	12.0	10.2	8.9	8.4	5.7
Professional and technical services	52.5	62.0	71.6	71.3	65.2	44.0	19.2	10.8	8.9	7.6	7.9	4.2
Management, administrative, and waste services	52.1	64.3	64.5	57.7	46.5	25.6	17.5	14.3	12.7	11.3	9.2	8.4
Education and health services	54.5	59.5	65.2	61.2	47.8	27.4	15.0	12.0	10.9	9.5	7.5	6.5
Educational services	51.5	60.4	65.9	57.5	40.4	20.3	10.9	9.0	10.1	8.5	5.6	3.9
Healthcare and social assistance	56.7	58.8	64.7	63.2	53.4	32.8	18.1	14.3	11.6	10.4	8.9	8.4
Leisure and hospitality	46.0	49.3	46.2	43.8	42.9	40.5	38.4	36.4	32.6	27.3	21.3	13.8
Arts, entertainment, and recreation	36.5	46.4	47.2	45.6	44.4	33.9	27.1	24.3	19.3	15.6	15.8	13.0
Accommodation and food services	49.0	50.3	45.9	43.3	42.5	42.5	42.0	40.2	36.8	31.0	23.0	14.1
Other services	52.8	58.8	62.5	59.7	54.9	36.0	23.5	16.0	11.0	6.6	3.7	2.3
Other services, except private households	52.9	59.5	64.6	62.9	57.5	37.2	23.9	16.6	11.4	6.8	3.7	2.0
Other services, private households	(2)	(2)	(2)	(2)	(2)	25.9	19.8	10.6	7.6	4.6	3.9	5.0
Public administration	50.8	63.7	71.8	66.6	53.2	25.7	14.4	10.2	9.9	10.0	8.9	7.9

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.
(2) Estimate is suppressed because it does not meet the American Time Use Survey publication standard.
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: November 7, 2012