Table Data - Average Hours of Work Per Week, Total, Household Survey for United States
| 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 |
| 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 |