US Manufacturing Weekly Hours
US Manufacturing Weekly Hours is hours worked over a stated period, reported as Hours.
42.00
Hours
US Manufacturing Weekly Hours — latest reading: 42.00 hours. As of September 2026, it is up 2.4% over the past 12 months, well above its 10-year average. Source: AWHMAN, US Bureau of Labor Statistics, published monthly. Reported as published, without transformation; the publisher may revise it. Higher than all but 75 of 1137 readings since 1932-01-01. Last at or above this level on 2019-01-01.
Min
33.50
Max
45.70
Average
40.54
10Y Percentile
86%
3M Change
+0.7%
US Manufacturing Weekly Hours (AWHMAN) — 1137 observations from 1932-01-01 to 2026-09-01. Source: FRED, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis. Red shading indicates NBER recession periods.
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Next scheduled release: Fri, Nov 6 (Employment Situation, per the FRED release calendar — scheduled dates can move).
How these numbers changed
Every figure above is the current one. These are the same periods as first published — what US Manufacturing Weekly Hours said on the day, before it was restated. Measured in Hours.
| Period | First print | Now | Change | Republished |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 2026 | 41.7 | 41.8 | +0.1 | 1× |
| Jul 2026 | 41.7 | 41.8 | +0.1 | 1× |
| Jun 2026 | 41.6 | 41.7 | +0.1 | 1× |
| Mar 2026 | 41.4 | 41.5 | +0.1 | 1× |
| Feb 2026 | 41.5 | 41.6 | +0.1 | 1× |
| Dec 2025 | 41.2 | 41.1 | -0.1 | 1× |
| Nov 2025 | 41.2 | 41.3 | +0.1 | 1× |
| Oct 2025 | 41.1 | 41.1 | 0 | 2× |
US Manufacturing Weekly Hours for August 2026 first printed at 41.7 on September 4, 2026, was revised once, and now reads up to 41.8. Recompute any row from FRED's own vintage archive.
Macro Regime Context
The growth regime is currently late cycle (72% confidence).
See what this means across all four regime dimensions →3-Month
+0.7%
6-Month
+1.2%
12-Month
+2.4%
What this means
US Manufacturing Weekly Hours is currently at 42.00 hours, which is well above its 10-year historical average. The trend is stable (+0.7% over the past 3 months).
Over the past 6 months the change is +1.2%, and over 12 months it is +2.4%. The short-term pace is consistent with the longer trend.
Cite this page
MacroRadar, "US Manufacturing Weekly Hours," https://www.macroradar.io/us-manufacturing-weekly-hours (as of September 2026).