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Tired of seeing this kind of meme: are we talking about the 19th century working conditions of an Upton Sinclair novel, or the 21st century developed nation, wh
by ghostcluster 8y ago
Tired of seeing this kind of meme: are we talking about the 19th century working conditions of an Upton Sinclair novel, or the 21st century developed nation, when it is often likely for a blue collar worker to struggle to get enough hours to total a 40 hour workweek.
- ghostcluster 8y agoAverage hours worked has gone down steadily over the last two centuries: > 1830 69.1 hours per week > 1880 60.7 > 1929 50.6 > 1988 42.4 > As the twentieth century ended there was nothing resembling a shorter hours “movement.” The length of the workweek continues to fall for most groups — but at a glacial pace. Some Americans complain about a lack of free time but the vast majority seem content with an average workweek of roughly forty hours — channeling almost all of their growing wages into higher incomes rather than increased leisure time. https://eh.net/encyclopedia/hours-of-work-in-u-s-history/ https://eh.net/encyclopedia/hours-of-work-in-u-s-history/