2017 American Time Use Survey — 2018-06-28

In 2017, 82 percent of employed persons worked on an average weekday, compared with 33 percent on an average weekend day, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Multiple jobholders were more likely to work on an average weekend day than were single jobholders--57 percent, compared with 30 percent. These and other results from the American Time Use Survey (ATUS) were released today. These data include the average amount of time per day in 2017 that individuals worked, did household activities, and engaged in leisure and sports activities. Additionally, measures of the average time per day spent providing childcare--both as a primary (or main) activity and while doing other things--for the combined years 2013-17 are provided. For a detailed description of ATUS data and methodology, see the Technical Note. --Many more people worked on weekdays than on weekend days: 82 percent of employed persons worked on an average weekday, compared with 33 percent on an average weekend day.