How would you rate your "hot dog intake" this summer? If it's been underwhelming . . . we will need you to step up this weekend. BIG TIME. Because we have 212 MILLION hot dogs to eat by Tuesday.
According to the latest Labor Day statistics, 818 hot dogs are eaten every SECOND from Memorial Day to Labor Day, which means we have 212 million hot dogs left to eat over the next three days.
Here are some other fun, random Labor Day stats:
1. 67% of Americans celebrate Labor Day.
2. 63% plan to barbeque sometime over the weekend.
3. Roughly 168 million Americans, 16 and older, are in the labor force.
4. The national unemployment rate was at 4.3% in July, which is down significantly from 9.5% 15 years ago. The unemployment rate peaked at 14.7% during the pandemic in April of 2020.
5. According to a recent poll, Washington, D.C. is the HARDEST working city . . . at an average of 8.1 hours of work per day. The national average isn't THAT far off, at 7.9 hours.
6. Burlington, Vermont is the LAZIEST city . . . where people only work an average of 6.6 hours per workday. That's out of the top 116 cities in America.
7. 78% of Americans left vacation days unused in 2023.
8. Nearly 2 in 3 Americans say inflation is affecting their Labor Day plans.
9. 67% of people believe they're working harder this year than last year.
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