Average weekly hours worked in the U.S. by gender
men and women aged 14 and older, 1900–2005
Data Item | 1900 | 1901 | 1902 | 1903 | 1904 | 1905 | 1906 | 1907 | 1908 | 1909 | 1910 | 1911 | 1912 | 1913 | 1914 | 1915 | 1916 | 1917 | 1918 | 1919 | 1920 | 1921 | 1922 | 1923 | 1924 | 1925 | 1926 | 1927 | 1928 | 1929 | 1930 | 1931 | 1932 | 1933 | 1934 | 1935 | 1936 | 1937 | 1938 | 1939 | 1940 | 1941 | 1942 | 1943 | 1944 | 1945 | 1946 | 1947 | 1948 | 1949 | 1950 | 1951 | 1952 | 1953 | 1954 | 1955 | 1956 | 1957 | 1958 | 1959 | 1960 | 1961 | 1962 | 1963 | 1964 | 1965 | 1966 | 1967 | 1968 | 1969 | 1970 | 1971 | 1972 | 1973 | 1974 | 1975 | 1976 | 1977 | 1978 | 1979 | 1980 | 1981 | 1982 | 1983 | 1984 | 1985 | 1986 | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 |
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Men aged 14 and older | 44.80 | 44.84 | 44.88 | 44.92 | 44.96 | 45.00 | 45.04 | 45.08 | 45.12 | 45.16 | 45.20 | 45.08 | 44.96 | 44.84 | 44.72 | 44.60 | 44.48 | 44.36 | 44.24 | 44.12 | 44.00 | 43.44 | 42.88 | 42.32 | 41.76 | 41.20 | 40.64 | 40.08 | 39.52 | 38.96 | 38.40 | 37.97 | 37.54 | 37.11 | 36.68 | 36.25 | 35.82 | 35.39 | 34.96 | 34.53 | 34.10 | 34.13 | 34.16 | 34.19 | 34.22 | 34.25 | 34.28 | 34.31 | 34.34 | 34.37 | 34.40 | 34.17 | 33.94 | 33.71 | 33.48 | 33.25 | 33.02 | 32.79 | 32.56 | 32.33 | 32.10 | 31.83 | 31.56 | 31.29 | 31.02 | 30.75 | 30.48 | 30.21 | 29.94 | 29.67 | 29.40 | 29.13 | 28.86 | 28.59 | 28.32 | 28.05 | 27.78 | 27.51 | 27.24 | 26.97 | 26.70 | 26.86 | 27.02 | 27.18 | 27.34 | 27.50 | 27.66 | 27.82 | 27.98 | 28.14 | 28.30 | 28.27 | 28.24 | 28.21 | 28.18 | 28.15 | 28.12 | 28.09 | 28.06 | 28.03 | 28.00 | 27.86 | 27.72 | 27.58 | 27.44 | 27.30 |
Total aged 14 and older | 27.70 | 27.78 | 27.86 | 27.94 | 28.02 | 28.10 | 28.18 | 28.26 | 28.34 | 28.42 | 28.50 | 28.43 | 28.36 | 28.29 | 28.22 | 28.15 | 28.08 | 28.01 | 27.94 | 27.87 | 27.80 | 27.47 | 27.14 | 26.81 | 26.48 | 26.15 | 25.82 | 25.49 | 25.16 | 24.83 | 24.50 | 24.25 | 24.00 | 23.75 | 23.50 | 23.25 | 23.00 | 22.75 | 22.50 | 22.25 | 22.00 | 22.03 | 22.06 | 22.09 | 22.12 | 22.15 | 22.18 | 22.21 | 22.24 | 22.27 | 22.30 | 22.21 | 22.12 | 22.03 | 21.94 | 21.85 | 21.76 | 21.67 | 21.58 | 21.49 | 21.40 | 21.31 | 21.22 | 21.13 | 21.04 | 20.95 | 20.86 | 20.77 | 20.68 | 20.59 | 20.50 | 20.49 | 20.48 | 20.47 | 20.46 | 20.45 | 20.44 | 20.43 | 20.42 | 20.41 | 20.40 | 20.66 | 20.92 | 21.18 | 21.44 | 21.70 | 21.96 | 22.22 | 22.48 | 22.74 | 23.00 | 23.05 | 23.10 | 23.15 | 23.20 | 23.25 | 23.30 | 23.35 | 23.40 | 23.45 | 23.50 | 23.40 | 23.30 | 23.20 | 23.10 | 23.00 |
Women aged 14 and older | 9.60 | 9.70 | 9.80 | 9.90 | 10.00 | 10.10 | 10.20 | 10.30 | 10.40 | 10.50 | 10.60 | 10.63 | 10.66 | 10.69 | 10.72 | 10.75 | 10.78 | 10.81 | 10.84 | 10.87 | 10.90 | 10.85 | 10.80 | 10.75 | 10.70 | 10.65 | 10.60 | 10.55 | 10.50 | 10.45 | 10.40 | 10.36 | 10.32 | 10.28 | 10.24 | 10.20 | 10.16 | 10.12 | 10.08 | 10.04 | 10.00 | 10.06 | 10.12 | 10.18 | 10.24 | 10.30 | 10.36 | 10.42 | 10.48 | 10.54 | 10.60 | 10.69 | 10.78 | 10.87 | 10.96 | 11.05 | 11.14 | 11.23 | 11.32 | 11.41 | 11.50 | 11.60 | 11.70 | 11.80 | 11.90 | 12.00 | 12.10 | 12.20 | 12.30 | 12.40 | 12.50 | 12.71 | 12.92 | 13.13 | 13.34 | 13.55 | 13.76 | 13.97 | 14.18 | 14.39 | 14.60 | 14.95 | 15.30 | 15.65 | 16.00 | 16.35 | 16.70 | 17.05 | 17.40 | 17.75 | 18.10 | 18.22 | 18.34 | 18.46 | 18.58 | 18.70 | 18.82 | 18.94 | 19.06 | 19.18 | 19.30 | 19.22 | 19.14 | 19.06 | 18.98 | 18.90 |