[robocat]

Source? Surely depends on the population chosen e.g. does average American include retirees?

[missedthecue]

Pretty sure the figure he's quoting is average hours working. bls.gov tracks this.

So no, no retirees or students or unemployed or disabled in that figure.

[nitwit005]

It does include people who would like to work more hours though. One of the trends has been people increasingly struggling to get enough hours.