Table 4. Employed persons working and time spent working on days worked by full- and part-time status and sex, jobholding status, educational attainment, and day of week, 2008 annual averages
Table 4. Employed persons working and time spent working on days worked by full- and part-time status and sex,
jobholding status, educational attainment, and day of week, 2008 annual averages
(Numbers in thousands)
Employed persons who Employed persons who Employed persons who
worked on an average worked on an average worked on an average
day weekday Saturday, Sunday, and
Total holiday (1)
Characteristic employ-
ed
Percent Average Percent Average Percent Average
Number of hours Number of hours Number of hours
employ- of (3) employ- of (4) employ- of
ed work(2) ed work(2) ed work(2)
Full- and part-time status and sex
Total, 15 years and over (5)............ 155,371 105,735 68.1 7.59 128,146 82.5 7.93 52,792 34.0 5.61
Full-time workers.................... 121,122 87,297 72.1 8.05 107,129 88.4 8.44 41,090 33.9 5.69
Part-time workers.................... 34,250 18,439 53.8 5.37 21,151 61.8 5.39 11,705 34.2 5.32
Men (5)................................ 83,045 58,744 70.7 7.97 71,008 85.5 8.33 29,667 35.7 5.88
Full-time workers.................... 71,006 52,368 73.8 8.27 63,652 89.6 8.65 25,257 35.6 5.95
Part-time workers.................... 12,039 6,376 53.0 5.47 7,275 60.4 5.45 4,404 36.6 5.52
Women (5).............................. 72,326 46,991 65.0 7.11 57,133 79.0 7.43 23,132 32.0 5.26
Full-time workers.................... 50,115 34,928 69.7 7.73 43,458 86.7 8.13 15,892 31.7 5.28
Part-time workers.................... 22,211 12,063 54.3 5.33 13,868 62.4 5.35 7,258 32.7 5.19
Jobholding status
Single jobholders....................... 140,936 93,810 66.6 7.57 114,733 81.4 7.90 44,289 31.4 5.51
Multiple jobholders..................... 14,436 11,925 82.6 7.73 13,423 93.0 8.17 8,451 58.5 6.13
Educational attainment, 25 years and
over
Less than a high school diploma......... 11,659 7,955 68.2 8.17 9,724 83.4 8.31 2,939 25.2 6.80
High school graduates, no college (6)... 36,749 24,843 67.6 7.86 31,339 85.3 8.07 10,699 29.1 6.53
Some college or associate degree........ 33,637 22,655 67.4 7.63 27,369 81.4 7.96 11,506 34.2 5.76
Bachelor's degree and higher (7)........ 48,938 35,669 72.9 7.42 43,317 88.5 7.99 17,643 36.1 4.07
1 Holidays are New Year's Day, Easter, Memorial Day, the Fourth of July, Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day, and Christmas
Day. In 2008, data were not collected about Christmas Day.
2 Includes work at main and other job(s), and excludes travel related to work.
3 Number was derived by multiplying the "Total employed" by the percent of employed persons who worked on an average
weekday.
4 Number was derived by multiplying the "Total employed" by the percent of employed persons who worked on an average
Saturday, Sunday, and holiday.
5 Includes workers whose hours vary.
6 Includes persons with a high school diploma or equivalent.
7 Includes persons with bachelor's, master's, professional, and doctoral degrees.
NOTE: Unless otherwise specified, data refer to persons 15 years and over.
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