ASSESSING THE TIME-SQUEEZE HYPOTHESIS - HOURS WORKED IN THE UNITED-STATES, 1969-89

This study assesses the hypothesis that hours of work have risen in the United States in recent decades. Using the Current Population Surveys and the University of Michigan Time-Use Studies, we estimate changes in market and nonmarket hours worked between 1969 and 1989, finding evidence of a ''time-squeeze.'' This trend is particularly pronounced among labor force participants who are neither under- nor unemployed. For this group, total annual hours of work have risen by 149.