Miscellaneous

Time Spent on Employment-Related Activities

February 26 , 2025 14 hrs 0 min 78 0

Indians already spend an average of 422 minutes per day—around 42 hours per week—on paid work.
The Urban workers clock 469 minutes daily (7.8 hours), outpacing their rural counterparts, who average 399 minutes (6.65 hours).
Union Territories like Daman & Diu and Dadra & Nagar Haveli report over 600 minutes of daily work.
In contrast, Goa and Northeastern states average under 360 minutes, with Delhi at 8.3 hours and Goa at just 5.5 hours.
Urban women work two hours less daily than men, while rural women trail their male counterparts by 1.8 hours.
A 1% increase in working time is linked to a 1.7% rise in per capita Net State Domestic Product (NSDP).
For larger states, this impact is even stronger—a 3.7% boost in NSDP for every 1% increase in work hours.
Currently, Gujarat has the highest proportion of its population—7.21%—working over 70 hours weekly, compared to just 1.05% in Bihar.