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November 1986, Vol. 109, No. 11

Overtime work:
an expanded view

Darrell E. Carr
Economist, Division of Data Development and Users' Services, Office of Employment and Unemployment Statistics, Bureau of Labor Statistics

More comprehensive survey covers overtime hours even of persons who do not exceed the traditional 40-hour week; 1.6 million of them received premium pay in 1985.

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