Chart: Between 1979 and 2016, the growth in average annual hours worked by women far outstripped the corresponding increase for men: Change in average annual hours worked, adults ages 25–54, 1979–2016 | Economic Policy Institute

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Between 1979 and 2016, the growth in average annual hours worked by women far outstripped the corresponding increase for men: Change in average annual hours worked, adults ages 25–54, 1979–2016

	Annual hours worked, percent change

All	8.8%
Men	0.8%
Women	21.2%

White men	1.6%
Black men	3.7%
Hispanic men	4.2%
White women	23.2%
Black women	14.1%
Hispanic women	19.1%

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Source: Wilson and Jones (2018).

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