2 0 1 8 , ▁approximately ▁ 1 3 , 0 6 0 , 0 0 0 ▁Americans ▁or ▁ 8 . 7 % ▁of ▁the ▁labor ▁force ▁worked ▁ 4 1 – 4 8 ▁hours ▁per ▁week . ▁Appro xim ately ▁ 1 4 , 7 3 4 , 0 0 0 ▁Americans ▁or ▁ 9 . 8 % ▁of ▁the ▁labor ▁force ▁worked ▁ 4 9 – 5 9 ▁hours ▁per ▁week . ▁And ▁approximately ▁ 9 , 8 7 7 , 0 0 0 ▁Americans ▁or ▁ 6 . 7 % ▁of ▁the ▁labor ▁force ▁worked ▁ 6 0 ▁or ▁more ▁hours ▁per ▁week . ▁A ▁meta - analysis ▁involving ▁more ▁than ▁ 6 0 0 , 0 0 0 ▁individuals ▁and ▁ 2 5 ▁studies ▁indicated ▁that , ▁cont rolling ▁for ▁conf ounding ▁factors , ▁working ▁long ▁hours ▁is ▁related ▁to ▁a ▁small ▁but ▁significantly ▁higher ▁risk ▁of ▁card i ov asc ular ▁disease ▁and ▁slightly ▁higher ▁risk ▁of ▁stroke . ▁ ▁Status ▁ ▁A ▁person ' s ▁status ▁in ▁the ▁work place ▁is ▁related ▁to ▁occup ational ▁stress ▁because ▁jobs ▁associated ▁with ▁lower ▁so cio e conom ic ▁status ▁( SE S ) ▁typically ▁provide ▁workers ▁less ▁control ▁and ▁greater ▁in security ▁than ▁higher - SE S ▁jobs . ▁Lower ▁levels ▁of ▁job ▁control ▁and ▁greater ▁job ▁in security ▁are ▁related ▁to ▁reduced ▁mental ▁and ▁physical ▁health . ▁ ▁Sal ary ▁▁ ▁The ▁types ▁of ▁jobs ▁that ▁pay ▁workers ▁higher ▁sal aries ▁tend ▁to ▁provide ▁them ▁with ▁greater