Hours Worked (Musical Tribute)

The following chart shows the 24-month moving average of average weekly hours of private production and non-supervisory employees. I have added an exponential trend line in red.


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The next chart shows the deviation from the long-term trend. I have added recession indicators in blue.


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The next two charts provide a short-term look at that same data.


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Note that the 24-month moving average of hours worked is starting to roll over (again). This does not bode well for future employment growth.


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The Jetsons

George Jetson's workweek is typical of his era: an hour a day, two days a week.

Source Data:
St. Louis Fed: NBER based Recession Indicators
St. Louis Fed: Average Weekly Hours Of Production And Nonsupervisory Employees: Total private