This statistic illustrates the total number of hours worked per week in the United States in 2018, by type of employment. During the survey, 22 percent of government employees worked 41 to 50 hours per week, compared to 19 percent of public sector employees, 17 percent of self-employed respondents, and four percent of students.
Total number of hours worked per week in the U.S. in 2018, by employment
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Morning Consult. (September 12, 2018). Total number of hours worked per week in the U.S. in 2018, by employment [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 20, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/916493/us-economy-total-number-hours-worked-per-week-employment/
Morning Consult. "Total number of hours worked per week in the U.S. in 2018, by employment." Chart. September 12, 2018. Statista. Accessed April 20, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/916493/us-economy-total-number-hours-worked-per-week-employment/
Morning Consult. (2018). Total number of hours worked per week in the U.S. in 2018, by employment. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 20, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/916493/us-economy-total-number-hours-worked-per-week-employment/
Morning Consult. "Total Number of Hours Worked per Week in The U.S. in 2018, by Employment." Statista, Statista Inc., 12 Sep 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/916493/us-economy-total-number-hours-worked-per-week-employment/
Morning Consult, Total number of hours worked per week in the U.S. in 2018, by employment Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/916493/us-economy-total-number-hours-worked-per-week-employment/ (last visited April 20, 2024)
Total number of hours worked per week in the U.S. in 2018, by employment [Graph], Morning Consult, September 12, 2018. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/916493/us-economy-total-number-hours-worked-per-week-employment/