NOTE: THIS DATA FILE WILL CHANGE! To improve accessibility of data for all users, we will convert this file from a text format to an html table by the end of June 2024. Title: Average Hours of Work Per Week, Total, Household Survey for United States Series ID: M08354USM310NNBR Source: National Bureau of Economic Research Release: NBER Macrohistory Database (Not a Press Release) Seasonal Adjustment: Not Seasonally Adjusted Frequency: Monthly Units: Hours per Week Date Range: 1947-01-01 to 1970-01-01 Last Updated: 2012-08-17 2:31 PM CDT Notes: Data Represent Average Hours Worked Per Week By The Employed Labor Force "At Work": Persons 14 Years And Older Through 1966; Persons 16 Years And Older Thereafter. Source: For 1947-1958 Data: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Reports--Labor Force, Series P-50, Annual Reports On The Labor Force; For 1959-1970 Data: Bureau Of Labor Statistics, Monthly Issues Of Employment And Earnings. This NBER data series m08354 appears on the NBER website in Chapter 8 at http://www.nber.org/databases/macrohistory/contents/chapter08.html. NBER Indicator: m08354 DATE VALUE 1947-01-01 42.8 1947-02-01 42.5 1947-03-01 42.6 1947-04-01 42.7 1947-05-01 43.8 1947-06-01 44.5 1947-07-01 44.6 1947-08-01 44.2 1947-09-01 44.4 1947-10-01 43.8 1947-11-01 42.9 1947-12-01 42.9 1948-01-01 42.6 1948-02-01 41.9 1948-03-01 42.5 1948-04-01 43.4 1948-05-01 43.4 1948-06-01 44.2 1948-07-01 44.2 1948-08-01 44.1 1948-09-01 43.8 1948-10-01 43.4 1948-11-01 43.0 1948-12-01 42.5 1949-01-01 41.7 1949-02-01 41.8 1949-03-01 41.9 1949-04-01 42.7 1949-05-01 43.5 1949-06-01 43.6 1949-07-01 43.4 1949-08-01 43.3 1949-09-01 42.8 1949-10-01 42.2 1949-11-01 42.0 1949-12-01 41.8 1950-01-01 41.2 1950-02-01 41.5 1950-03-01 41.8 1950-04-01 41.7 1950-05-01 42.5 1950-06-01 43.4 1950-07-01 43.4 1950-08-01 43.5 1950-09-01 43.1 1950-10-01 42.7 1950-11-01 42.2 1950-12-01 41.6 1951-01-01 41.6 1951-02-01 41.4 1951-03-01 41.9 1951-04-01 42.4 1951-05-01 43.2 1951-06-01 42.9 1951-07-01 43.9 1951-08-01 43.6 1951-09-01 43.1 1951-10-01 42.6 1951-11-01 41.7 1951-12-01 41.9 1952-01-01 41.6 1952-02-01 41.9 1952-03-01 41.6 1952-04-01 41.8 1952-05-01 42.6 1952-06-01 43.2 1952-07-01 42.8 1952-08-01 42.9 1952-09-01 43.0 1952-10-01 42.5 1952-11-01 42.4 1952-12-01 42.3 1953-01-01 41.5 1953-02-01 41.3 1953-03-01 41.5 1953-04-01 41.9 1953-05-01 42.1 1953-06-01 43.3 1953-07-01 43.2 1953-08-01 43.0 1953-09-01 42.8 1953-10-01 42.5 1953-11-01 42.2 1953-12-01 41.8 1954-01-01 41.0 1954-02-01 41.0 1954-03-01 41.1 1954-04-01 41.4 1954-05-01 41.6 1954-06-01 42.5 1954-07-01 42.4 1954-08-01 42.2 1954-09-01 41.8 1954-10-01 41.4 1954-11-01 41.4 1954-12-01 41.3 1955-01-01 40.8 1955-02-01 40.9 1955-03-01 41.3 1955-04-01 41.2 1955-05-01 41.9 1955-06-01 41.8 1955-07-01 42.7 1955-08-01 42.6 1955-09-01 42.5 1955-10-01 42.0 1955-11-01 41.5 1955-12-01 41.2 1956-01-01 40.9 1956-02-01 40.6 1956-03-01 40.7 1956-04-01 41.3 1956-05-01 41.6 1956-06-01 42.2 1956-07-01 42.5 1956-08-01 42.6 1956-09-01 42.3 1956-10-01 42.1 1956-11-01 41.3 1956-12-01 41.0 1957-01-01 40.5 1957-02-01 40.5 1957-03-01 40.7 1957-04-01 40.9 1957-05-01 41.1 1957-06-01 41.8 1957-07-01 42.3 1957-08-01 42.2 1957-09-01 41.3 1957-10-01 41.1 1957-11-01 40.4 1957-12-01 40.4 1958-01-01 39.9 1958-02-01 39.5 1958-03-01 39.8 1958-04-01 40.0 1958-05-01 41.0 1958-06-01 41.1 1958-07-01 41.1 1958-08-01 41.6 1958-09-01 41.3 1958-10-01 41.4 1958-11-01 40.7 1958-12-01 40.4 1959-01-01 40.1 1959-02-01 39.8 1959-03-01 40.2 1959-04-01 40.7 1959-05-01 41.1 1959-06-01 41.4 1959-07-01 41.7 1959-08-01 41.8 1959-09-01 41.2 1959-10-01 40.8 1959-11-01 40.6 1959-12-01 40.3 1960-01-01 40.0 1960-02-01 39.8 1960-03-01 39.8 1960-04-01 40.7 1960-05-01 40.8 1960-06-01 41.3 1960-07-01 41.7 1960-08-01 41.7 1960-09-01 41.3 1960-10-01 41.1 1960-11-01 40.2 1960-12-01 40.1 1961-01-01 40.0 1961-02-01 39.8 1961-03-01 40.0 1961-04-01 40.2 1961-05-01 40.4 1961-06-01 40.9 1961-07-01 41.2 1961-08-01 41.2 1961-09-01 40.8 1961-10-01 41.1 1961-11-01 40.3 1961-12-01 40.3 1962-01-01 39.5 1962-02-01 40.1 1962-03-01 40.2 1962-04-01 40.4 1962-05-01 40.9 1962-06-01 41.4 1962-07-01 41.4 1962-08-01 41.3 1962-09-01 41.0 1962-10-01 40.8 1962-11-01 40.4 1962-12-01 40.2 1963-01-01 40.1 1963-02-01 39.8 1963-03-01 40.0 1963-04-01 40.6 1963-05-01 40.7 1963-06-01 41.2 1963-07-01 41.3 1963-08-01 41.1 1963-09-01 41.0 1963-10-01 40.8 1963-11-01 40.4 1963-12-01 40.1 1964-01-01 39.3 1964-02-01 39.7 1964-03-01 40.0 1964-04-01 40.3 1964-05-01 40.6 1964-06-01 41.0 1964-07-01 41.3 1964-08-01 41.2 1964-09-01 40.4 1964-10-01 40.5 1964-11-01 40.4 1964-12-01 40.2 1965-01-01 40.2 1965-02-01 40.0 1965-03-01 40.2 1965-04-01 40.3 1965-05-01 40.9 1965-06-01 41.1 1965-07-01 41.3 1965-08-01 41.4 1965-09-01 41.0 1965-10-01 40.8 1965-11-01 40.5 1965-12-01 40.4 1966-01-01 39.9 1966-02-01 39.9 1966-03-01 40.3 1966-04-01 40.4 1966-05-01 40.4 1966-06-01 41.3 1966-07-01 41.4 1966-08-01 41.3 1966-09-01 40.9 1966-10-01 40.6 1966-11-01 40.0 1966-12-01 40.0 1967-01-01 40.0 1967-02-01 39.8 1967-03-01 39.9 1967-04-01 40.1 1967-05-01 40.2 1967-06-01 40.8 1967-07-01 41.2 1967-08-01 41.3 1967-09-01 41.0 1967-10-01 40.4 1967-11-01 40.2 1967-12-01 40.0 1968-01-01 39.3 1968-02-01 39.7 1968-03-01 39.9 1968-04-01 39.8 1968-05-01 40.1 1968-06-01 40.9 1968-07-01 41.1 1968-08-01 41.2 1968-09-01 40.9 1968-10-01 40.6 1968-11-01 40.0 1968-12-01 39.8 1969-01-01 39.6 1969-02-01 38.8 1969-03-01 39.7 1969-04-01 39.8 1969-05-01 40.2 1969-06-01 40.6 1969-07-01 40.8 1969-08-01 41.0 1969-09-01 40.6 1969-10-01 39.9 1969-11-01 39.7 1969-12-01 39.6 1970-01-01 39.1