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4 sourced facts about weekends and the modern workweek, each with the context behind the number. 4 more are in today's round and appear here after it closes.

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In what year did Henry Ford begin closing his factories for all of Saturday and Sunday?

Answer1926

Henry Ford began giving his auto workers the full weekend off in 1926, helping popularize the two-day weekend in the U.S.

Source: Wikipedia, Workweek and weekend (2024) en.wikipedia.org

What is the average workweek length for full-time U.S. employees today, versus the official 40-hour standard?

Answerabout 47 hours

Full-time U.S. employees work about 47 hours a week on average -- well above the official 40-hour standard.

Source: Wikipedia, Workweek and weekend (2014) en.wikipedia.org

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Iceland's 2015-2019 shorter-workweek trials eventually led to permanently reduced hours for about what share of its workforce?

Answerabout 86%

Iceland's shortened-workweek trials were so successful that around 86% of its working population later negotiated permanently reduced hours.

Source: Wikipedia, Four-day workweek (2019) en.wikipedia.org

A 2007 ILO study found how many people worldwide were working 'excessive' hours (over 48/week)?

Answerabout 614.2 million

A 2007 International Labour Organization study estimated at least 614.2 million people worldwide were working more than 48 hours a week.

Source: ILO, via Wikipedia (2007) en.wikipedia.org

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