Until the Great Recession, working black women worked the most hours among women: Average annual hours worked, women ages 25--54, by race and ethnicity, selected years, 1978--2016
| Year | White women, all | White women, earners only | Black women, all | Black women, earners only | Hispanic women, all | Hispanic women, earners only |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | 685.8 | 1,486.9 | 780.1 | 1,634.4 | 506.3 | 1,510.7 |
| 1979 | 750.5 | 1,504.6 | 800.3 | 1,617.1 | 553.2 | 1,508.3 |
| 1980 | 765.1 | 1,516.2 | 788.3 | 1,637.9 | 531.7 | 1,519.2 |
| 1988 | 1,038.9 | 1,663 | 975.9 | 1,739.5 | 676 | 1,599.2 |
| 1989 | 1,057 | 1,671.6 | 1,006 | 1,744.9 | 692 | 1,626.2 |
| 1990 | 1,081.2 | 1,688.6 | 934.3 | 1,718 | 675 | 1,637.7 |
| 1994 | 1,115.5 | 1,712.6 | 995.2 | 1,752.3 | 682.5 | 1,639.9 |
| 1995 | 1,140.4 | 1,729.7 | 1,039.7 | 1,799.2 | 708.9 | 1,668.9 |
| 1996 | 1,148.7 | 1,746.1 | 1,055.1 | 1,772 | 726.7 | 1,683 |
| 1999 | 1,206 | 1,783.5 | 1,268.6 | 1,848.7 | 824.9 | 1,730.8 |
| 2000 | 1,187 | 1,794.7 | 1,253.5 | 1,878 | 878 | 1,747 |
| 2001 | 1,172.3 | 1,796.7 | 1,173.1 | 1,847.7 | 841.6 | 1,735.8 |
| 2006 | 1,126.6 | 1,807.2 | 1,164.3 | 1,869.7 | 826 | 1,786.6 |
| 2007 | 1,145.8 | 1,821.8 | 1,146.8 | 1,879 | 821.3 | 1,788.4 |
| 2008 | 1,125.8 | 1,799.8 | 1,103.7 | 1,841 | 801.6 | 1,735.8 |
| 2013 | 1,079.9 | 1,820.8 | 992.2 | 1,818.7 | 766.4 | 1,744.5 |
| 2014 | 1,083.5 | 1,837.1 | 1,022.3 | 1,818.8 | 765 | 1,761.5 |
| 2015 | 1,118.2 | 1,849.1 | 1,067.7 | 1,855.1 | 788.9 | 1,766.9 |
| 2016 | 1,131.6 | 1,853.5 | 1,111.2 | 1,845.3 | 838.5 | 1,796.2 |
Notes: The “all” category includes nonearners—prime-age adults who reported that they did not work any hours or earn any wages over the course of an entire year. Shaded areas denote recessions.
Source: Authors’ analysis of Current Population Survey Annual Social and Economic Supplement microdata