Figure 4
Annual hours, by race, ethnicity and sex, 1979–2015
| White Men | Hispanic Men | Black Men | Black Women | White Women | Hispanic Women | Hispanic | Black | White | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | 1946.5 | 1825.8 | 1731.0 | 1485.7 | 1432.4 | 1423.2 | 1,654 | 1,606 | 1,701 |
| 1989 | 1986.3 | 1857.4 | 1783.9 | 1610.7 | 1572.0 | 1540.3 | 1,721 | 1,693 | 1,784 |
| 1995 | 2025.7 | 1852.7 | 1815.6 | 1686.0 | 1629.0 | 1564.4 | 1,730 | 1,746 | 1,830 |
| 2000 | 2058.1 | 1948.5 | 1901.2 | 1770.4 | 1695.1 | 1650.4 | 1,820 | 1,829 | 1,879 |
| 2007 | 2027.0 | 1964.1 | 1898.7 | 1784.6 | 1723.0 | 1701.7 | 1,854 | 1,837 | 1,877 |
| 2014 | 2031.5 | 1924.0 | 1870.8 | 1726.6 | 1733.2 | 1672.4 | 1,813 | 1,791 | 1,884 |
| 2015 | 2023.9 | 1926.7 | 1859.9 | 1759.2 | 1747.3 | 1675.7 | 1,814 | 1,805 | 1,888 |
Notes: Annual hours based on weeks worked multiplied by usual weekly hours. Based on hourly wage distribution of all workers 18-64 years old
Source: Author's analysis of Current Population Survey Annual Social and Economic Supplement microdata
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