While the average number of hours worked by full-time employees has remained stable over the recent past, a Gallup poll found that lots of folks are working far more hours than the average.
Among those working full time, the idea of a 40-hour workweek only resonates with 42 percent of those surveyed. Most of the other half work well over that antiquated standard.
Only 8 percent said they work fewer than 40 hours weekly at their full-time jobs, while 39 percent work 50 hours or more. Of those, 18 percent are working more than 60 hours a week.
Continue Reading for Free
Register and gain access to:
- Breaking benefits news and analysis, on-site and via our newsletters and custom alerts
- Educational webcasts, white papers, and ebooks from industry thought leaders
- Critical converage of the property casualty insurance and financial advisory markets on our other ALM sites, PropertyCasualty360 and ThinkAdvisor
Already have an account? Sign In Now
© 2024 ALM Global, LLC, All Rights Reserved. Request academic re-use from www.copyright.com. All other uses, submit a request to [email protected]. For more information visit Asset & Logo Licensing.
Dan Cook
Dan Cook is a journalist and communications consultant based in Portland, OR. During his journalism career he has been a reporter and editor for a variety of media companies, including American Lawyer Media, BusinessWeek, Newhouse Newspapers, Knight-Ridder, Time Inc., and Reuters. He specializes in health care and insurance related coverage for BenefitsPRO.
