The BLS reported,
>> The Labor Dept. survey of households shows that the average
>> worker put in 39.2 hours last year, up from 37.7 in 1982. And,
>> according to polls conducted by Louis Harris & Associates, the median
>> number of hours worked per week in the U.S. has risen steadily from
>> 40.3 in 1973 to 50.6 in 1995. Indeed, a recent Labor Dept. analysis
>> concludes that the average annual number of hours put in by working
>> Americans rose sharply from 1976 to 1993
Thanks for this!
As a "fanatic" on the issue of work time, even I find the Louis Harris poll
report hard to believe. A 25% increase over 22 years in median hours worked
would be remarkable in itself, but for this to have occurred while female
participation in the workforce was also rising would be stupendous. I would
suspect that it reflects a combination of:
1. people are working longer hours;
2. people feel that they are working even longer hours than they are; and
3. people feel that the "right answer" is to report even longer hours than
they feel they are working.
My guess? Something like:
1. 46
2. 48
3. 50
Anyway, so much for the 40 hour week.
Regards,
Tom Walker
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