Average weekly hours of all employees (count) vs Average weekly hours of all employees in United States

In July 2026, average weekly hours of all employees (count) in United States stood at 43.9 hours, against 38.4 hours for average weekly hours of all employees.

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The series

Over time

United States, spaced by time. Both series are in hours, so they share one axis; the legend names each line.

Average weekly hours of all employees (count) and Average weekly hours of all employees

Unit: hours · 8 observations

2 series · one axis

Estimates are listed as such in the table below

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Average weekly hours of all employees (count) and Average weekly hours of all employees: United States
Indicator	Period	Type	Value
Average weekly hours of all employees (count)	July 2026	Estimate	43.9 hours
Average weekly hours of all employees (count)	June 2026	Actual	44.3 hours
Average weekly hours of all employees (count)	May 2026	Actual	44.1 hours
Average weekly hours of all employees (count)	April 2026	Actual	43.8 hours
Average weekly hours of all employees	July 2026	Estimate	38.4 hours
Average weekly hours of all employees	June 2026	Actual	38.4 hours
Average weekly hours of all employees	May 2026	Actual	38.4 hours
Average weekly hours of all employees	April 2026	Actual	38.5 hours

Source: BLS · CC BY 4.0 · Average weekly hours of all employees (count) · Average weekly hours of all employees

Shared periods

Side by side

4 periods are published for both series in United States as monthly figures on the same basis. Comparing anything else would mean comparing different periods.

Period	Average weekly hours of all employees (count)	Average weekly hours of all employees
April 2026	43.8 hours BLS	38.5 hours BLS
May 2026	44.1 hours BLS	38.4 hours BLS
June 2026	44.3 hours BLS	38.4 hours BLS
July 2026	43.9 hours BLS	38.4 hours BLS

Provenance

Where these numbers come from