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Average Weekly Hours: Total Private — New Orleans-Metairie, LA (NSA)

MonthlyNot seasonally adjustedCode US-35380.AWH.M.NSA.IND-05000000

Latest36.10 hoursSeptember 2026
Previous37.00 hoursAugust 2026
Year ago35.80 hoursSeptember 2025

Average Weekly Hours: Total Private — New Orleans-Metairie, LA (NSA) was 36.10 hours in September 2026, down 2.4% from August 2026 and up 0.8% from a year earlier.

That is the lowest reading since September 2025.

Over the past ten years it has ranged from 34.10 hours (Nov 2016) to 37.20 hours (Sep 2019), averaging 35.86 hours.

Average Weekly Hours: Total Private — New Orleans-Metairie, LA (NSA) (hours), Jan 2007 – Sep 202632343638402010201520202025Robomacro
Average Weekly Hours: Total Private — New Orleans-Metairie, LA (NSA) (hours), Jan 2007 – Sep 2026. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files).

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Recent data

PeriodValue
September 202636.10 hours
August 202637.00 hours
July 202636.60 hours
June 202636.80 hours
May 202636.90 hours
April 202636.70 hours
March 202637.00 hours
February 202636.60 hours
January 202636.20 hours
December 202536.20 hours
November 202537.00 hours
October 202536.20 hours
September 202535.80 hours
August 202535.80 hours
July 202535.70 hours
June 202535.60 hours
May 202535.70 hours
April 202535.00 hours
March 202535.10 hours
February 202535.40 hours
January 202534.40 hours
December 202435.90 hours
November 202435.50 hours
October 202435.80 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 high37.20 hours (Sep 2019)
10-year low34.10 hours (Nov 2016)
10-year average35.86 hours
Source agencyU.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
Makrognosis codeUS-35380.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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National figure

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-35380.AWH.M.NSA.IND-05000000.

Last updated 2026-10-25. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files). Original title: “Average Weekly Hours: Total Private — New Orleans-Metairie, LA (NSA)”.