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Average Weekly Hours: Professional and Business Services — IA (statewide) (NSA)

MonthlyNot seasonally adjustedCode US-IA.AWH.M.NSA.IND-60000000

Latest34.50 hoursSeptember 2026
Previous35.60 hoursAugust 2026
Year ago35.70 hoursSeptember 2025

Average Weekly Hours: Professional and Business Services — IA (statewide) (NSA) was 34.50 hours in September 2026, down 3.1% from August 2026 and down 3.4% from a year earlier.

That is the lowest reading since September 2020.

Over the past ten years it has ranged from 33.90 hours (Jan 2018) to 36.80 hours (Feb 2024), averaging 35.35 hours.

Average Weekly Hours: Professional and Business Services — IA (statewide) (NSA) (hours), Jan 2007 – Sep 20263233343536372010201520202025Robomacro
Average Weekly Hours: Professional and Business Services — IA (statewide) (NSA) (hours), Jan 2007 – Sep 2026. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files).

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Recent data

PeriodValue
September 202634.50 hours
August 202635.60 hours
July 202635.10 hours
June 202635.00 hours
May 202634.90 hours
April 202634.90 hours
March 202635.00 hours
February 202635.30 hours
January 202634.80 hours
December 202535.00 hours
November 202536.10 hours
October 202535.30 hours
September 202535.70 hours
August 202535.20 hours
July 202536.00 hours
June 202536.10 hours
May 202535.60 hours
April 202536.10 hours
March 202536.00 hours
February 202535.60 hours
January 202535.20 hours
December 202435.50 hours
November 202435.40 hours
October 202435.50 hours

Last 24 observations. The full history (237 observations) is available through the API.

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About this series

Latest observationSeptember 2026
First observationJanuary 2007
Observations237
FrequencyMonthly
Unitshours
AdjustmentNot seasonally adjusted
10-year high36.80 hours (Feb 2024)
10-year low33.90 hours (Jan 2018)
10-year average35.35 hours
Source agencyU.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
Makrognosis codeUS-IA.AWH.M.NSA.IND-60000000

This series is a labelled reference series (an official figure republished by an aggregator) rather than a first print from the agency itself.

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It is collected directly from U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files) and is available through the Makrognosis API under the code US-IA.AWH.M.NSA.IND-60000000.

Last updated 2026-10-21. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files). Original title: “Average Weekly Hours: Professional and Business Services — IA (statewide) (NSA)”.