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US Annual Working Hours per Worker vs US Unemployment Rate
US Annual Working Hours per Worker and US Unemployment Rate correlate at r = -0.46 over 33 years (1991–2023), p = 0.0071. With the time trend removed, r = -0.82. Holds up after detrending.
Verdict: Holds up after detrending. Statistically significant (p = 0.0071) and the association survives trend removal (detrended r = -0.82). Correlation still isn't causation, but this one isn't an obvious artifact.
- Pearson r
- -0.46
- p-value
- 0.0071
- Years compared (n)
- 33 (1991–2023)
- 95% confidence interval
- -0.69 to -0.14
- Correlation with the time trend removed
- -0.82
Sources
- US Annual Working Hours per Worker (hours): Our World in Data. US Annual Working Hours per Worker (Our World in Data: Working hours per worker).
- US Unemployment Rate (% of labor force): World Bank. US Unemployment Rate (World Bank indicator SL.UEM.TOTL.ZS).
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- US Unemployment Rate vs US Youth Unemployment (r = +0.98)
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- US Annual Working Hours per Worker vs US Infant Mortality (r = +0.89)
- US Annual Working Hours per Worker vs Worldwide Major Earthquakes (M5+) (r = -0.89)
- US Annual Working Hours per Worker vs US Life Expectancy (r = -0.87)
- US Fertility Rate vs US Annual Working Hours per Worker (r = +0.87)
Correlation does not imply causation. How the verdict is worked out.