Average Weekly Hours of All Employees, Total Private
Average Weekly Hours of All Employees, Total Private is hours worked over a stated period, reported as Hours.
34.40
Hours
Average Weekly Hours of All Employees, Total Private — latest reading: 34.40 hours. As of September 2026, it is up 0.6% over the past 12 months, below its 10-year average. Source: AWHAETP, US Bureau of Labor Statistics, published monthly. Reported as published, without transformation; the publisher may revise it.
Min
33.70
Max
35.00
Average
34.39
10Y Percentile
33%
3M Change
+0.3%
Average Weekly Hours of All Employees, Total Private (AWHAETP) — 247 observations from 2006-03-01 to 2026-09-01. Source: FRED, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis. Red shading indicates NBER recession periods.
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Revisions
None. Across the 12 most recent prints held in the vintage archive, Average Weekly Hours of All Employees, Total Private was published once each and never restated. Market series behave this way; survey and sample-based statistics generally do not. How this is computed.
Macro Regime Context
The growth regime is currently late cycle (71% confidence).
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+0.3%
6-Month
+0.6%
12-Month
+0.6%
What this means
Average Weekly Hours of All Employees, Total Private is currently at 34.40 hours, which is below its 10-year historical average. The trend is stable (+0.3% over the past 3 months).
Over the past 6 months the change is +0.6%, and over 12 months it is +0.6%. The short-term pace is consistent with the longer trend.
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MacroRadar, "Average Weekly Hours of All Employees, Total Private," https://www.macroradar.io/average-weekly-hours-of-all-employees-total-private (as of September 2026).