New York City residents have the longest work weeks among the country 's 30 biggest cities , city Comptroller Scott Stringer said in a the average work week report . A typical week for a full-time New York worker adds up to more than 49 hours , including an average of more than six hours of commuting time . That was more than four hours longer than in Milwaukee , Wisconsin , where Tuesday was about 44 1/2 hours .
New York City residents have the longest work weeks among the country 's 30 biggest cities , city Comptroller Scott Stringer said in a Tuesday report . A typical week for a full-time New York worker adds up to more than 49 hours , including an average of more than six hours of commuting time . That was more than four hours longer than in Milwaukee , Wisconsin , where the average work week was about 44 1/2 hours .