Table A-5. Percent of employed persons working on their main job on days they worked, by industry and hour of day.

American Time Use Survey

Table A-5. Percent of employed persons working (1) on their main job on days they worked, by industry and hour of day, 2009-13
	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	3.1	3.1	4.5	6.4	13.0	27.7	50.1	63.9	67.9	69.0
Agricultural, forestry, fishing, and hunting	3.1	2.1	1.8	3.5	6.6	10.8	24.8	46.6	61.2	61.6	63.7	65.8
Mining	6.9	6.6	5.6	5.7	5.0	10.1	15.3	(2)	(2)	79.2	83.8	(2)
Construction	1.4	1.3	1.0	1.2	1.1	4.0	15.5	45.8	69.1	76.4	79.1	81.7
Manufacturing	8.2	7.2	7.0	5.9	8.2	13.0	27.0	48.2	64.6	66.7	71.9	69.9
Durable goods manufacturing	7.3	6.1	6.4	5.8	6.9	11.7	26.7	47.1	65.3	68.5	73.0	71.4
Nondurable goods manufacturing	9.7	9.0	7.8	6.1	10.3	15.3	27.5	50.1	63.5	63.6	70.0	67.4
Wholesale and retail trade	3.9	3.4	2.3	2.5	4.7	6.8	12.0	23.8	43.1	57.7	64.0	64.3
Wholesale trade	4.2	4.0	3.0	3.3	6.2	7.8	14.7	34.3	58.7	72.6	76.6	75.0
Retail trade	3.9	3.2	2.2	2.3	4.3	6.6	11.3	20.9	38.7	53.5	60.4	61.3
Transportation and utilities	7.9	6.6	5.6	5.7	9.9	12.9	23.4	41.1	61.9	65.2	70.1	65.9
Transportation and warehousing	9.5	7.9	6.6	6.7	11.7	14.8	25.3	40.3	56.5	62.2	66.6	62.2
Utilities	2.0	2.0	2.0	1.6	3.2	6.0	16.1	43.8	82.2	76.7	83.2	79.7
Information	2.4	1.7	1.2	2.1	3.8	4.7	6.4	13.1	44.4	65.2	67.5	70.1
Financial activities	1.5	0.8	0.6	0.3	0.6	1.1	4.9	17.2	46.9	74.9	76.5	79.0
Finance and insurance	0.7	0.7	0.5	0.3	0.4	1.2	3.7	16.5	50.9	79.0	79.7	81.9
Real estate and rental and leasing	3.7	1.0	1.0	0.5	0.9	1.0	8.6	19.2	35.1	62.6	66.9	70.1
Professional and business services	4.9	3.4	2.5	2.9	3.4	4.9	8.8	21.4	45.4	66.1	70.8	73.7
Professional and technical services	3.3	2.2	1.6	1.4	2.5	3.0	5.6	15.8	42.0	67.7	74.8	76.8
Management, administrative, and waste services	7.9	5.6	4.2	5.6	5.1	8.5	14.6	31.7	51.9	63.2	63.4	67.9
Education and health services	4.0	3.2	2.8	2.9	4.4	5.0	10.2	24.5	50.9	66.4	68.6	68.9
Educational services	1.7	1.0	0.7	0.7	0.9	1.3	5.5	19.2	51.3	66.0	68.1	67.5
Healthcare and social assistance	5.7	4.9	4.4	4.6	7.0	7.7	13.8	28.5	50.6	66.8	69.0	70.0
Leisure and hospitality	7.4	5.6	4.0	2.8	3.4	4.9	9.5	15.7	26.4	38.5	44.2	51.0
Arts, entertainment, and recreation	7.7	5.8	3.6	3.0	3.5	4.8	8.7	17.0	25.0	45.9	49.8	52.3
Accommodation and food services	7.4	5.5	4.1	2.8	3.4	5.0	9.8	15.2	26.8	36.1	42.4	50.6
Other services	1.7	1.4	1.0	0.8	1.3	3.1	7.3	18.7	38.5	58.7	67.5	69.8
Other services, except private households	1.3	0.9	0.6	0.5	1.0	2.9	7.2	19.3	39.3	60.1	68.5	70.9
Other services, private households	7.1	7.1	4.8	4.8	5.4	5.4	8.7	12.3	28.6	(2)	(2)	(2)
Public administration	7.1	6.4	5.2	6.1	7.3	8.7	15.6	31.3	62.0	71.3	70.9	70.1

Table A-5. Percent of employed persons working (1) on their main job on days they worked, by industry and hour of day, 2009-13 -- 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	52.4	61.1	66.1	62.8	53.1	33.7	20.1	15.2	12.6	11.1	8.8	6.5
Agricultural, forestry, fishing, and hunting	41.6	53.7	57.9	47.7	50.8	34.3	21.1	15.7	9.3	6.3	4.5	3.6
Mining	(2)	(2)	76.5	(2)	(2)	(2)	(2)	(2)	10.0	9.1	8.2	7.6
Construction	46.2	75.6	75.7	68.2	48.1	24.5	10.2	6.3	4.8	4.9	2.6	1.5
Manufacturing	49.9	66.4	68.4	63.2	48.7	27.9	16.0	11.2	10.2	10.9	10.4	10.1
Durable goods manufacturing	49.4	67.3	70.3	65.6	51.5	29.2	16.8	11.3	9.6	11.5	11.0	9.2
Nondurable goods manufacturing	50.7	64.8	65.2	58.9	44.0	25.6	14.7	11.1	11.3	9.9	9.3	11.6
Wholesale and retail trade	53.8	59.9	63.7	62.6	57.4	38.3	25.7	19.7	15.1	13.3	9.4	5.8
Wholesale trade	56.0	66.2	72.9	72.2	61.2	31.0	14.4	12.0	7.7	8.5	7.5	4.2
Retail trade	53.2	58.1	61.2	59.9	56.4	40.3	28.9	21.9	17.2	14.7	10.0	6.2
Transportation and utilities	49.5	61.8	65.6	62.1	49.4	34.0	20.6	15.4	14.0	12.3	10.1	9.5
Transportation and warehousing	51.5	58.0	62.6	59.1	49.4	36.2	23.2	17.2	16.0	14.1	11.3	11.1
Utilities	42.1	76.4	76.7	73.3	49.5	25.6	10.5	8.5	6.5	5.7	5.4	3.6
Information	48.3	58.4	69.1	67.6	66.3	44.4	23.4	14.7	9.0	8.7	8.2	4.0
Financial activities	59.6	61.1	74.8	73.0	67.0	38.3	20.3	10.8	6.8	5.6	4.3	2.3
Finance and insurance	61.1	62.5	78.2	76.3	70.9	39.2	20.4	9.5	5.6	4.9	4.2	2.0
Real estate and rental and leasing	55.2	57.1	64.6	63.1	55.3	35.5	19.8	14.7	10.6	7.6	4.4	3.2
Professional and business services	53.2	61.6	68.3	66.8	59.5	38.7	19.3	12.3	10.2	9.0	8.4	5.9
Professional and technical services	53.9	61.3	70.7	71.2	65.5	43.7	19.4	10.9	8.5	8.1	7.9	3.9
Management, administrative, and waste services	51.8	62.1	63.9	58.8	48.3	29.5	18.9	14.9	13.3	10.7	9.3	9.4
Education and health services	55.2	59.2	65.6	61.8	47.8	28.3	15.5	12.7	11.2	9.6	7.4	6.1
Educational services	53.4	61.4	66.7	60.4	41.1	22.0	12.3	9.8	11.0	8.6	5.7	3.7
Healthcare and social assistance	56.4	57.5	64.7	62.9	52.9	32.9	17.8	14.8	11.5	10.2	8.7	8.0
Leisure and hospitality	49.2	51.2	48.3	46.7	44.6	42.3	38.1	36.6	33.5	28.4	20.6	12.7
Arts, entertainment, and recreation	40.5	47.7	46.0	45.8	42.6	30.5	23.4	21.3	17.8	15.7	16.4	11.9
Accommodation and food services	52.1	52.4	49.1	47.0	45.2	46.2	42.9	41.6	38.6	32.6	21.9	12.9
Other services	51.9	62.1	66.5	61.0	55.9	37.9	22.2	15.6	11.2	6.9	4.3	2.3
Other services, except private households	51.9	62.4	68.1	62.7	58.2	39.3	23.0	16.2	11.6	7.0	4.2	1.9
Other services, private households	(2)	(2)	(2)	(2)	28.2	20.9	12.0	8.8	6.0	5.7	4.8	7.0
Public administration	51.7	61.1	70.4	67.3	53.9	25.8	14.1	10.9	10.2	10.5	10.2	9.0

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 standards.
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: August 29, 2014

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