Americans work a lot.
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The 20 cities where Americans work the hardest
Here's who puts in the most hours at work, commutes the longest, and has the least amount of downtime.
According tothe Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development, Americans logged an average 1,783 hours of work in 2016. That's at least 100 more hours a year than the average worker in other OECD countries like the UK, France, Germany, or Sweden.
And when looking atUS census datacould be higher, since the average working American logs almost 40 hours a week.
So where do people work the hardest?
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To find out, personal-finance siteWalletHubrecently analyzed and ranked 116 of the most populated cities based on nine metrics related directly or indirectly to work, including average workweek hours, average commute time, and average leisure time per day. To read more about the study's methodology, check outthe full report here.
Here's where some of the hardest-working Americans live:
20. Fort Worth, Texas
Average hours worked per week: 26.8
Average minutes spent commuting to work: 39.9
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Average minutes of leisure time in a day: 308
19. Denver
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18. Arlington, Texas
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17. Plano, Texas
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16. Long Beach, California
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15. Baltimore
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14. Philadelphia
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13. Garland, Texas
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12. Los Angeles
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11. San Jose, California
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10. Chicago
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9. Newark, New Jersey
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8. Aurora, Colorado
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7. Boston
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6. Oakland, California
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5. New York
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4. Washington, DC
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3. Jersey City, New Jersey
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2. Fremont, California
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1. San Francisco
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Dominic Umbro contributed to this article.
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