Women account for all of the increase in prime-age adults' annual work hours from 1979 to 2016: Average annual hours worked, and changes in hours worked, weeks worked, and weekly hours, adults ages 25–54, 1979–2016
| Average annual hours | Percent change, 1979–2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | 2016 | Annual hours | Weeks worked | Weekly hours | |
| All prime-age adults (includes nonearners) | |||||
| All | 1,231.3 | 1,327.1 | 7.8% | 6.4% | 1.3% |
| Men | 1,874.1 | 1,637.1 | -12.6% | -4.5% | -8.5% |
| Women | 743.3 | 1,053.3 | 41.7% | 21.9% | 16.3% |
| Prime-age earners only | |||||
| All | 1,817.0 | 1,976.8 | 8.8% | 6.4% | 2.2% |
| Men | 2,088.5 | 2,104.8 | 0.8% | 1.9% | -1.1% |
| Women | 1,518.3 | 1,840.8 | 21.2% | 12.7% | 7.6% |
Note: Nonearners are those who reported that they did not work any hours or earn any wages over the course of an entire year.
Source: Authors’ analysis of Current Population Survey Annual Social and Economic Supplement microdata