Source: Current Employment Statistics, US Bureau of Labor Statistics
GENERAL MEDICAL-SURGICAL HOSPITALS AVERAGE WEEKLY HOURS WORKED
Average Hours Worked Tick Up
36.9
36.8 36.8
36.6
36.6
36.4
36.4
36.2
36.1
35.8
35.7
– Average hours worked at US medical-surgical hospitals had hit levels last seen in 2003 – The downtrend bottomed at 34.4 hours/week in July and September
34.7 34.8
2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026
AVERAGE WEEKLY HOURS WORKED – BY MONTH
37.0
36.0
– October, November and
January showed increases, reaching the highest level since April 2025
35.0
34.0
Jan Feb Mar
Apr
May Jun Jul
Aug Sep Oct
Nov Dec
2023 2024 2025 2026
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