working on the weekend

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Bloomberg Businessweek published a chart showing that both higher- and lower-wage workers are more likely than their middle-wage counterparts to spend time working on the weekend. I have expanded on their data to include a comparison of actual hours worked on a weekday or weekend by income group.

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Page 1: Working on the Weekend

0.0%10.0%20.0%30.0%40.0%50.0%60.0%70.0%80.0%90.0%

100.0%

... by Average Weekly Earnings

$0 – $520$521 – $850$851 – $1,340$1,341 and higher

Working on the Weekend

Both higher- and lower-wage workers are more likely to spend time working on weekends and holidays, but…

Page 2: Working on the Weekend

Working more on the Weekend

…lower-wage workers are working more hours on weekends and holidays than their higher-wage counterparts.

Average Hours of Work per Weekday…

Average Hours of Work per Saturday, Sunday, or

Holiday…

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...by AverageWeekly Earnings

$0 – $520$521 – $850$851 – $1,340$1,341 and higher

Data source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, American Time Use Survey (http://www.bls.gov/news.release/atus.t05.htm)