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Job search time

How much time does a job search take?

More than a full work week, every month. Here's the math, from government time-use data in the US and Canada.

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What job seekers actually spend

United States
Every search day2.55 hours
× 5 days a week12.75 hours

55 hours a month

On the days they look for work, people in the US spend about two and a half hours on it. A month is 4.33 weeks.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, American Time Use Survey, 2025 (2.55 hours a day).
Canada
Every dayabout 2 hours
× 7 days a week13–15 hours

56–65 hours a month

Unemployed Canadians spend 13 to 15 hours a week looking for work, the same whether they've been searching for weeks or months. A month is 4.33 weeks.

Source: Statistics Canada, "The job search of the older unemployed", Employment Insurance Coverage Survey, 2006–2010.

More than a full work week, every month.

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