Full time people spend roughly 24% of their week working. Factoring in PTO/holidays, roughly 20 years of education and 20 years retirement, part time and unemp

Full time people spend roughly 24% of their week working. Factoring in PTO/holidays, roughly 20 years of education and 20 years retirement, part time and unemployment, that number drops quite a bit (I’d guess roughly half, to 12%). Of course, some people start work earlier and retire later, and some work more than 40 hours per week. So to me, 16% seems about right.