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Average overtime hours (manufacturing; hours; seasonally adjusted) - United States - BLS - Monthly

This series is part of the dataset: US Employment Situation (BLS)

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Latest updates. In the United States, average overtime hours (manufacturing) stood at 3.0 hours in September 2026, the same as in the previous month.

Sample. This monthly series has a total of 247 data points. The series covers the time period going from March 2006 to September 2026.

History. Have a look at some simple statistics calculated on the entire sample: average overtime hours (manufacturing) recorded their maximum of 3.7 hours in April 2018; they reached a trough of 2.1 in April 2020; they had an average value of 3.2.

Latest values

Date Value - Hours
2026-07-31 3.10000
2026-08-31 3.00000
2026-09-30 3.00000

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Series Metadata

Field Value
Description Average overtime hours (manufacturing)
Country United States
Economic concept Stock
Data type Quantity
Seasonally adjusted Yes
Deflation method Not applicable
Rescaling None
Measure type Level
Frequency Monthly
Unit Hours
Source Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS)
Source type National statistical agency
Data licence Public Domain Data
Other information Not available
FSR temporal aggregation code SM1

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