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Scott Rasmussen's Number of the Day for February 6, 2018

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By Scott Rasmussen

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February 6, 2018: The average American worker puts in 1,779 hours on the job each year. Allowing for two weeks of vacation, that works out to 36 hours per week on average.[1]

Workers in six countries put in more hours—Mexico, South Korea, Greece, Chile, Russia, and Turkey.

Workers in France and Germany put in substantially fewer hours.

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