Nevada residents work the longest hours, according to a new report from the Labor Department.
The report, by Dante A. DeAntonio, looked at the average workweek and hourly wage in the private sector in 2008. Here are maps of those findings, by state:
Across the country, the workweek in private-sector jobs averaged 34.5 hours. Nevadans clocked 37 hours a week, followed by Wyoming’s workers, who had an average workweek of 36.7 hours. Private-sector workers in Montana had the shortest workweek, averaging 32.3 hours.
For earnings, the hourly wage in the private sector averaged $21.62 for the nation. Wages were highest in the District of Columbia, at $32.37 a hour on average. They were lowest in South Dakota, at $16.53.
Another related Labor Department study, by Angie Clinton, John Coughlan and Brian Dahlin, also looked at the average length of the work week divided by industry, using data from 2009. It found that the average private-sector employee worked 33.9 hours a week last year. Mining and logging workers had the longest typical week (42.1 hours) and leisure and hospitality employees had the shortest typical week (25.6 hours).
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