Table 3
Hours and Weeks Worked, by race, ethnicity and age cohort, 1979–2015
| Annual Hours | Change, 1979-2015 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | 2015 | Annual hours | Weeks worked | Weekly hours | |
| White Men | |||||
| 18-24 | 1,462 | 1,335 | -8.7% | 2.2% | -10.6% |
| 25-54 | 2,122 | 2,152 | 1.4% | 1.6% | 0.2% |
| 55-64 | 2,006 | 2,089 | 4.1% | 2.4% | 1.7% |
| White Women | |||||
| 18-24 | 1,211 | 1,194 | -1.4% | 10.4% | -10.7% |
| 25-54 | 1,505 | 1,849 | 22.9% | 12.7% | 9.0% |
| 55-64 | 1,557 | 1,808 | 16.1% | 7.7% | 7.8% |
| Black Men | |||||
| 18-24 | 1,191 | 1,287 | 8.1% | 19.9% | -9.9% |
| 25-54 | 1,912 | 1,983 | 3.7% | 3.4% | 0.4% |
| 55-64 | 1,914 | 1,981 | 3.5% | 2.2% | 1.2% |
| Black Women | |||||
| 18-24 | 1,141 | 1,241 | 8.8% | 20.1% | -9.5% |
| 25-54 | 1,617 | 1,855 | 14.7% | 9.7% | 4.6% |
| 55-64 | 1,483 | 1,856 | 25.2% | 9.6% | 14.2% |
| Hispanic Men | |||||
| 18-24 | 1,472 | 1,457 | -1.0% | 7.1% | -7.5% |
| 25-54 | 1,965 | 2,027 | 3.2% | 4.2% | -1.0% |
| 55-64 | 1,904 | 1,990 | 4.5% | 5.5% | -1.0% |
| Hispanic Women | |||||
| 18-24 | 1,187 | 1,276 | 7.5% | 17.8% | -8.7% |
| 25-54 | 1,508 | 1,767 | 17.2% | 15.7% | 1.3% |
| 55-64 | 1,526 | 1,796 | 17.7% | 9.6% | 7.3% |
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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