The American labor force was among the hardest working in the world before the coronavirus pandemic led to mass furloughs and layoffs in March.
In 2019, Americans averaged 1,779 hours on the job — that's 35.6 hours a week, assuming two weeks of vacation. In comparison, Danish workers put in an average of just 1,380 hours, while Mexican workers averaged 2,137 hours per year.
WalletHub, a personal finance website, recently set about determining in which states people worked the hardest, based on 2019 data.
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Michael S. Fischer
Michael S. Fischer is a longtime contributing writer for ThinkAdvisor. He previously reported on trade and intellectual property topics for the Economist Intelligence Unit and covered the hedge fund industry for MARHedge and Reuters News Service.
