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Average Weekly Hours: Total Private — Chicago-Naperville-Schaumburg, IL Metropolitan Division (NSA)

MonthlyNot seasonally adjustedCode US-16984.AWH.M.NSA.IND-05000000

Latest33.20 hoursSeptember 2026
Previous34.10 hoursAugust 2026
Year ago33.10 hoursSeptember 2025

Average Weekly Hours: Total Private — Chicago-Naperville-Schaumburg, IL Metropolitan Division (NSA) was 33.20 hours in September 2026, down 2.6% from August 2026 and up 0.3% from a year earlier.

Over the past ten years it has ranged from 32.70 hours (Jan 2024) to 35.40 hours (Sep 2018), averaging 34.16 hours.

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Average Weekly Hours: Total Private — Chicago-Naperville-Schaumburg, IL Metropolitan Division (NSA) (hours), Jan 2007 – Sep 2026. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files).

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Recent data

PeriodValue
September 202633.20 hours
August 202634.10 hours
July 202633.70 hours
June 202633.50 hours
May 202633.60 hours
April 202633.40 hours
March 202633.60 hours
February 202633.80 hours
January 202632.70 hours
December 202533.20 hours
November 202533.80 hours
October 202533.10 hours
September 202533.10 hours
August 202533.30 hours
July 202533.30 hours
June 202533.80 hours
May 202533.20 hours
April 202533.30 hours
March 202533.70 hours
February 202533.70 hours
January 202532.80 hours
December 202434.10 hours
November 202433.50 hours
October 202433.50 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 high35.40 hours (Sep 2018)
10-year low32.70 hours (Jan 2024)
10-year average34.16 hours
Source agencyU.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
Makrognosis codeUS-16984.AWH.M.NSA.IND-05000000

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

Other United States indicators

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United States Average Weekly Hours

FAQ

Where does this data come from?
It is collected directly from U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files) and is available through the Makrognosis API under the code US-16984.AWH.M.NSA.IND-05000000.

Last updated 2026-10-21. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files). Original title: “Average Weekly Hours: Total Private — Chicago-Naperville-Schaumburg, IL Metropolitan Division (NSA)”.