U.S. Work Hours & Manufacturing Overtime
Monthly view of average weekly hours in the private sector and average weekly overtime hours in manufacturing, aligned from January 2016 through December 2025 with seasonal spikes and dips called out.
Latest private weekly hours
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December 2025
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Latest manufacturing overtime
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December 2025
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Private hours change since 2016
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Jan 2016 baseline
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Typical overtime seasonal swing
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Average peak-to-dip gap
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Decade pattern
What the combined time series says at a glance
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Seasonality callouts
Repeatable overtime highs and softer stretches
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1. Full timeline overview
Private weekly hours on the left axis, manufacturing overtime on the right axis, with the most important overtime turning points highlighted.
The shaded 2020 band helps separate the structural shock from the steadier seasonal rhythm visible before and after it.
2. Indexed trend comparison
Both series rebased to Jan 2016 = 100 to show how the long-run path of private hours diverged from overtime.
3. Overtime seasonality heatmap
Month-by-year heatmap of manufacturing overtime hours, useful for spotting repeated high and low months as well as the 2020 break.
4. Average calendar-month profile
The orange band shows the historical overtime range for each month, while the line marks the average month and the dotted line adds private weekly hours for context.
5. Radial overtime cycle
A polar view emphasizes the shape of the monthly overtime cycle, making the late-winter crest and spring softness easier to compare at once.
Highest overtime months
Top observed monthly overtime readings in the aligned series.
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Lowest overtime months
Lowest observed monthly overtime readings, including the sharp 2020 trough.
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