Average weekly working hours from 1830-1950. Tell me if you can spot the problem.

[Still Benefited]

Year	Weeks Report	Aldrich Report
1830	69.1
1840	67.1	68.4
1850	65.5	69.0
1860	62.0	66.0
1870	61.1	63.0
1880	60.7	61.8
1890		60.0

Year	Census of Manu-facturing	JonesManu- facturing	OwenNonstudent Males	GreisManu- facturing	GreisAll Workers	Census/CPS All Workers
1900	59.6*	55.0	58.5
1904	57.9	53.6	57.1
1909	56.8 (57.3)	53.1	55.7
1914	55.1 (55.5)	50.1	54.0
1919	50.8 (51.2)	46.1	50.0
1924	51.1*	48.8	48.8
1929	50.6	48.0	48.7
1934		34.4	40.6
1940		37.6	42.5			43.3
1944		44.2	46.9
1947		39.2	42.4	43.4	44.7
1950		38.7	41.1			42.7
1953		38.6	41.5	43.2	44.0
1958		37.8*	40.9

From 1830 to 1860 the average work week dropped about 10 hours


From 1860 to 1904 it dropped another 10


From 1904 to 1950 the average work week eventually dropped 10 more hours to the 40 hour work week of today



But from 1950 to 2022,about 70 years later? Living in a so called technological revolution,where a.i boost effeciency. Where new tools help you create faster. Where tech makes shipping faster and easier. These Europeans aint took 10 hours off in 70 years#GiveUsFree

 

[CouldntBeMeTho]

Yea we should be working less and producing more. But Americans really have dropped the ball because they're so brainwashed

 

[Chrishaune]

Some of us still out here working 60+ getting overtime breh.
I'm already at 39 hours for the week.

 

[tuckgod]

 

[Black Magisterialness]

Year	Weeks Report	Aldrich Report
1830	69.1
1840	67.1	68.4
1850	65.5	69.0
1860	62.0	66.0
1870	61.1	63.0
1880	60.7	61.8
1890		60.0

Year	Census of Manu-facturing	JonesManu- facturing	OwenNonstudent Males	GreisManu- facturing	GreisAll Workers	Census/CPS All Workers
1900	59.6*	55.0	58.5
1904	57.9	53.6	57.1
1909	56.8 (57.3)	53.1	55.7
1914	55.1 (55.5)	50.1	54.0
1919	50.8 (51.2)	46.1	50.0
1924	51.1*	48.8	48.8
1929	50.6	48.0	48.7
1934		34.4	40.6
1940		37.6	42.5			43.3
1944		44.2	46.9
1947		39.2	42.4	43.4	44.7
1950		38.7	41.1			42.7
1953		38.6	41.5	43.2	44.0
1958		37.8*	40.9

From 1830 to 1860 the average work week dropped about 10 hours


From 1860 to 1904 it dropped another 10


From 1904 to 1950 the average work week eventually dropped 10 more hours to the 40 hour work week of today



But from 1950 to 2022,about 70 years later? Living in a so called technological revolution,where a.i boost effeciency. Where new tools help you create faster. Where tech makes shipping faster and easier. These Europeans aint took 10 hours off in 70 years#GiveUsFree

1. Baby Boom meant the country had more families to sustain, and thus the need for more workers. Also, there was a number of emerging industries such as fast food, sports entertainment and TV that cranked up hours as well.
2. But the reason for the post still stands, we work WAY too much. However, I believe it was Norway or something that's already transitioned to the 4 day work week.

 

[Henri Christophe]

Some of us still out here working 60+ getting overtime breh.

facts

alot of us still working like its 1840

 

[OfTheCross]

Not on paper...but in practice i only work like 20 or 30 hours

 

[Luke Cage]

Not on paper...but in practice i only work like 20 or 30 hours

This

 

[Serious]

Not on paper...but in practice i only work like 5 or 10 hours

FIxed for me...

 

[Still Benefited]

1. Baby Boom meant the country had more families to sustain, and thus the need for more workers. Also, there was a number of emerging industries such as fast food, sports entertainment and TV that cranked up hours as well.
2. But the reason for the post still stands, we work WAY too much. However, I believe it was Norway or something that's already transitioned to the 4 day work week.

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I remember Sweden was trying out a 6 hour work day. Shortened work week might be good too. I think shortened days would be better for employers. And judging from some of the long lines at popeyes,walmart,chick filet they need to crank up the ammount of employees

Shorten the hours and make some of these places invest in more employees. And if Walmart for example cant afford more employees? Okay,shut some of your stores down. And maybe it makes more room for other smaller mom and pop stores locally.

 

[Bunchy Carter]

Those hours do not hold weight when you compair the unpaid free labor (hours) FBA slaves were forced to do.

 

[Harry Sax]

Those hours do not hold weight when you compair the unpaid free labor (hours) FBA slaves were forced to do.

Right in 1830 nikkas were working 120 hrs a week for free

But I’m still complaining bout these 50-60 hrs of non stop labor, fukk that shyt

 

[Pacni99a12]

24 hour a week gang . Man where the fukk is the Charlie sheen smiley?

 

[beenz]

Yea we should be working less and producing more. But Americans really have dropped the ball because they're so brainwashed

if I can get all my work done in 2 hours, I shouldn't be out here working another 6 essentially dikking around.

 

[Robbie3000]

The serfs worked less hours than your typical successful investment banker or corporate attorney.

shyt is ass backwards. The richer that you got back in the day, the more leisure time you got. Now for the average white collar professional, it’s the opposite.