It measures payrolls,
average workweek hours, aggregate hours worked and average hourly earnings.
Not exact matches
The
average U.S.
workweek is 34.4
hours, according to data made available by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD).
The OECD's methodology is slightly different than the one used by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics but the results aren't far off; in October, the BLS reported the
average U.S.
workweek was 34.6
hours.
While the
average American
workweek may remain at 47
hours, other countries are experimenting with new paradigms.
Sweden, where some businesses have shifted to a six -
hour workday, ranked no. 29 on the OECD list with an
average 30.94
hour workweek.
The Wall Street Journal found they're spending an
average of 18
hours in meetings out of a 55 -
hour workweek — and that's if you don't include phone calls, conference calls, and business meals as meetings.
Apparently, women who
average 60 -
hour - plus
workweeks over three decades triple their risk of developing cancer, diabetes, heart trouble, and arthritis.
Government reports also say the
average workweek has grown from 40
hours in the 1990s to as much as an
average of 49
hours currently.
On
average, he puts in about a 10 -
hour workweek.
Under the old
Hours - of - Service (HOS) rules in place before July 1, 2013, drivers operating large trucks faced demanding driving schedules that may have included workweeks in excess of 80 hours, averaging 13 hours per
Hours - of - Service (HOS) rules in place before July 1, 2013, drivers operating large trucks faced demanding driving schedules that may have included
workweeks in excess of 80
hours, averaging 13 hours per
hours,
averaging 13
hours per
hours per day.
The agreement may not allow for a workday that exceeds 12
hours or a
workweek that exceeds an
average of 44
hours.
On
average, in - house counsel reported working 49
hours a week, in excess of the typical U.S. and European
workweeks of 40 and 35
hours, respectively.
This is hardly surprising when these same entrepreneurs reported an
average 54.5
hour workweek that generally included nights and weekends.
The
average workweek was unchanged at 34.4
hours.
The
average workweek, a leading indicator, was unchanged in April at 34.5
hours.