BLS: On Average, Workers Spent 44.9 Percent of the Workday Sitting in 2025
February 10, 2026
February 10, 2026
WASHINGTON, Feb. 10 (TNSLrpt) -- The U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics issued the following document on Feb. 9, 2026, from Economics Daily:
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On average, workers spent 44.9 percent of the workday sitting in 2025
On average, workers spent 44.9 percent of the workday sitting and 55.1 percent standing in 2025. Some workers have more opportunities to sit than others. For instance, software developers spent 97.1 percent of their day sitting . . .
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On average, workers spent 44.9 percent of the workday sitting in 2025
On average, workers spent 44.9 percent of the workday sitting and 55.1 percent standing in 2025. Some workers have more opportunities to sit than others. For instance, software developers spent 97.1 percent of their day sitting . . .