Retweeted FEE (@feeonline): In 1830, the workweek in the industrializing West av

Retweeted FEE (@feeonline):

In 1830, the workweek in the industrializing West averaged about 70 hours or, Sundays’ excluded, 11.6 hours of work per day. By 1890 that fell to 60 hours per week or 10 hours… https://t.co/VkzKGjMHcI