Excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64 in United States of America

United States of America: Excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64 was 0.1% in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
0.1%
Change on year
down 1.8%
World rank
50th
of 81 countries
All-time high
0.2%
in 2010
All-time low
0.1%
in 1980
Years of data
10
1980–2018

Excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64 in United States of America, 1980–2018

00.050.10.151980199920181980: 0.132 % of employed population with high education in working age2010: 0.175 % of employed population with high education in working age2011: 0.134 % of employed population with high education in working age2012: 0.136 % of employed population with high education in working age2013: 0.137 % of employed population with high education in working age2014: 0.146 % of employed population with high education in working age2015: 0.152 % of employed population with high education in working age2016: 0.148 % of employed population with high education in working age2017: 0.147 % of employed population with high education in working age2018: 0.145 % of employed population with high education in working age

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of employed population with high education in working age.

Analysis

United States of America recorded 0.1% for excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64 in 2018.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.8% on the previous year and down 17.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64 in United States of America peaked at 0.2% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 1980.

United States of America ranks 50th of 81 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 1
2010s 0.1% 0.1% 0.2% 9

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Frequently asked questions

What is excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64 in United States of America?
Excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64 in United States of America was 0.1% in 2018, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64 recorded in United States of America?
The highest recorded value was 0.2% in 2010.
What is the lowest excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64 recorded in United States of America?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 1980.
How does United States of America rank for excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64?
United States of America ranks 50th out of 81 countries with data for 2018.
Is excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64 rising or falling in United States of America?
Over the last ten years it is down 17.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this United States of America data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64, above primary education (% of employed population with high education in working age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64, above primary education (% of employed population with high education in working age)
Unit
% of employed population with high education in working age
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
81 places, 1,074 data points, 1970–2021
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