Year Hours Per Week 1997 43.6518 1998 43.7632 1999 44.0562 2000 43.3502 2001 41.5818 2002 41.5583 2003 41.7176 2004 42.3242 2005 41.9707 2006 41.6879 2007 41.5041 2008 41.5157 2009 40.7436 2010 40.6964 2011 40.5314 2012 40.1772 2013 39.5404 2014 39.4153 2015 39.2289 2016 39.4937 2017 39.1702