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Average daily work hours, by industry, 1880

Average scheduled hours of work per day, by industry, in the United States.

0 hours2 hours4 hours6 hours8 hours10 hoursPaper10.55 hoursChemicals10.33 hoursFood10.28 hoursTextiles10.2 hoursAll Industries10 hoursBlacksmithing10 hoursClothing9.98 hoursTobacco9.97 hoursAgricultural Services9.95 hoursTransportation Equipment9.92 hoursPrimary Metals9.88 hoursPrinting9.88 hoursGlass/Brick9.8 hoursMachinery9.77 hoursConstruction9.68 hours

Source: Atack and Bateman (1992)

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