参考までに、アメリカの統計はつぎのようである

参考までに、アメリカの統計はつぎのようである。

精密な検討は別として、週あたり労働時間などは、ほとんど日本と同じということではないか？

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LABORSTA Display screen　総労働力人口

Employment, general level (Thousands)
2A	1991	1992	1993	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999	2000
United States
Source: (BA) Labour force survey
Total employment ¹ ²
Total	117718	118492	120259	123060 ³	124900	126708	129558	131463	133488	135208
Men	64223	64440	65349	66450 ³	67377	68207	69685	70693	71446	72293
Women	53496	54052	54910	56610 ³	57523	58501	59873	60771	62042	62915
Notes: ¹Persons aged 16 years and over. ²Civilian labour force employed. ³Methodology revised; data not strictly comparable.

Hours of work, by economic activity (Per week )
4A	1991	1992	1993	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999	2000
United States
Source: (BA) Labour force survey
Hours actually worked
Employees
ISIC Rev. 2
Men and Women
1 ¹	40.9	40.5	40.7	41.0	41.1	41.5	41.6	40.6	41.1	41.0
Men
1 ¹	42.6	42.3	42.4	43.0	43.3	43.6	43.8	42.5	43.2	43.1
Women
1 ¹	34.6	33.8	34.7	34.0	33.8	34.7	34.4	34.4	34.8	34.7
Source: (DA) Labour-related establishment survey
Hours paid for
Wage earners
ISIC Rev. 2 ²
Men and Women
2	44.4	43.9	44.3	44.8	44.7	45.3	45.4	43.9	43.2	43.1
2-9	34.3	34.4	34.5	34.7	34.5	34.4	34.6	34.6	34.5	34.5
3 ³	40.7	41.0	41.4	42.0	41.6	41.6	42.0	41.7	41.7	41.6
4	41.6	41.9	42.3	42.4	42.4	42.2	42.1	42.2	42.3	41.7
5	38.1	38.0	38.5	38.9	38.9	39.0	39.0	38.9	39.1	39.3
Notes: ¹Excl. hunting, forestry and fishing. ²Private sector: production and construction workers and non-supervisory employees. ³Private sector; production workers.