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  2. List of countries by average annual labor hours - Wikipedia

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    In most countries, the weekly working hours are decreasing with increasing prosperity and higher productivity. In Germany, for example, the average weekly working time of a person not employed in agriculture and working full-time fell by almost 40 percent between 1870 and 2010.

  3. Working time - Wikipedia

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    [19] [20] For example, in the U.S in the late 19th century it was estimated that the average work week was over 60 hours per week. [21] Today the average hours worked in the U.S. is around 33, [22] with the average man employed full-time for 8.4 hours per work day, and the average woman employed full-time for 7.9 hours per work day. [23] The ...

  4. Economic indicator - Wikipedia

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    Average weekly hours (manufacturing) — Adjustments to the working hours of existing employees are usually made in advance of new hires or layoffs, which is why the measure of average weekly hours is a leading indicator for changes in unemployment.

  5. Jobs report highlights first full-on trading week of 2025 ...

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    Meanwhile, the Dow Jones Industrial Average is lower by about 1.5%. In the week ahead, a crucial run of labor market data is set to greet investors, with Friday morning's December jobs report from ...

  6. The Average Hours You Need To Work To Live Comfortably in ...

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    Alabama. Median hourly wage: $29.84 Total annual necessities cost: $31,697 Salary needed to live comfortably: $63,395 Average hours you need to work in a week: 40.86 Check Out: I’m a Self-Made ...

  7. List of countries by labour productivity - Wikipedia

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    GDP per hour worked 1970–2022 (2015=100) Country 1970 1980 1990 2000 2010 2015 2020 2022 Australia 51.4 60.3 66.0 80.9 92.2 100 103.1 103.3 Austria 83.0

  8. US weekly jobless claims hit eight-month low as labor market ...

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    The four-week moving average of claims, which strips out seasonal fluctuations from the data, fell 3,500 to 223,250. The dollar rose to a two-year high against a basket of currencies, while stocks ...

  9. List of countries by average wage - Wikipedia

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    Average annual wages per full-time equivalent dependent employee are obtained by dividing the national-accounts-based total wage bill by the average number of employees in the total economy, which is then multiplied by the ratio of average usual weekly hours per full-time employee to average usually weekly hours for all employees.