2025 American Time Use Survey — 2026-06-25

In 2025, 35 percent of employed people did some or all of their work at home on days they worked, and 70 percent of employed people did some or all of their work at their workplace, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. These and other results from the American Time Use Survey (ATUS) were released today. They include the average amount of time per day in 2025 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 are provided. For a detailed description of ATUS data and methodology, see the Technical Note. --On days they worked, full-time employed people worked an average of 8.1 hours. They worked 8.5 hours on an average weekday and 5.5 hours on an average weekend day.