According to the OECD, US citizens work more than Europeans, but less than Mexicans.
Anchorage, Alaska is the hardest working city in America, according to data from the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD). The Paris-based policy forum looked at hours worked around the country and found that workers in Anchorage toil for about 40.9 hours per week, followed by Plano, Texas at 40.5 and Cheyenne, Wyoming at 40.4.
The report also found that people in the US work about 1,763 hours per year — 25% more than their European counterparts. That said, the US is far behind Mexico for hours worked. Mexicans work a staggering 2,255 hours per year.
Here are the hardest-working cities:
- Anchorage, Alaska
Average hours worked per week: 40.9
Average minutes spent commuting to work: 19.5
Average minutes of leisure time in a day: 220.5
- Plano, Texas
Average hours worked per week: 40.5
Average minutes spent commuting to work: 26.0
Average minutes of leisure time in a day: 311.9
- Cheyenne, Wyoming
Average hours worked per week: 40.4
Average minutes spent commuting to work: 13.7
Average minutes of leisure time in a day: 330.6
- Virginia Beach, Virginia
Average hours worked per week: 40.2
Average minutes spent commuting to work: 23.2
Average minutes of leisure time in a day: 324.2
- Irving, Texas
Average hours worked per week: 40.3
Average minutes spent commuting to work: 23.4
Average minutes of leisure time in a day: 311.9
- Scottsdale, Arizona
Average hours worked per week: 40.2
Average minutes spent commuting to work: 21.9
Average minutes of leisure time in a day: 343.3
- San Francisco, California
Average hours worked per week: 39.8
Average minutes spent commuting to work: 31.7
Average minutes of leisure time in a day: 320.0
- Corpus Christi, Texas
Average hours worked per week: 40.5
Average minutes spent commuting to work: 19.5
Average minutes of leisure time in a day: 311.9
- Washington, DC
Average hours worked per week: 40
Average minutes spent commuting to work: 29.7
Average minutes of leisure time in a day: 375.3
- Sioux Falls, South Dakota
Average hours worked per week: 38.9
Average minutes spent commuting to work: 16.7
Average minutes of leisure time in a day: 374.3
- Denver, Colorado
Average hours worked per week: 39.3
Average minutes spent commuting to work: 24.8
Average minutes of leisure time in a day: 327
- Dallas, Texas
Average hours worked per week: 39.9
Average minutes spent commuting to work: 26
Average minutes of leisure time in a day: 311.9
- Charlotte, North Carolina
Average hours worked per week: 39.5
Average minutes spent commuting to work: 24.9
Average minutes of leisure time in a day: 316.8
- Gilbertt, Arizona
Average hours worked per week: 39.3
Average minutes spent commuting to work: 27.4
Average minutes of leisure time in a day: 343.3
- Jersey City, New Jersey
Average hours worked per week: 39.4
Average minutes spent commuting to work: 36.2
Average minutes of leisure time in a day: 344.2
