The Bureau of Labor Statistics found that Americans spend more time at work than they do sleeping. Not all of that time at the office is well-spent, though. Here are 10 productivity statistics that will surprise you.

1. Surprising Productivity Facts
10 Surprising
Productivity Facts

2. Surprising Productivity Facts
Two full workdays
That’s the amount of time we devote to Facebook
on a monthly basis. A cross-platform media study
found that more than 90% of adult Americans
spend 15-18 hours/month on Facebook.
http://www.comscore.com/Insights/Presentations-and-Whitepapers/2016/2016-
US-Cross-Platform-Future-in-Focus

3. Surprising Productivity Facts
65°–70° F
That’s the ideal office temperature to spur
productivity. Multiple studies have shown that
overly cold temperatures in the office increase
feelings of sadness and decrease productivity.
Experts suggest the work temperature
sweet spot is between 65° and 70° F.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3406601/
65
70

4. Surprising Productivity Facts
31 hours
A study by Atlassian showed that, on average,
employees spend an hour a day in meetings,
for a total of 31 hours/month. The same study
found that almost half of employees believed
meeting to be the number one time-waster
at the office.
https://www.atlassian.com/time-wasting-at-work-infographic

5. Surprising Productivity Facts
20%
That’s how much less productive we are when
summer hits. A study by Captive Network found
that workplace productivity dropped 20% and
attendance dropped 19% in the summer months.
Workers are also 45% more likely to be distracted
during the summer.
http://officepulse.captivate.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/Captivate-Sum-
mer-Hours-Release-Final.pdf

6. Surprising Productivity Facts
90 minutes
A study from Florida State University found that
productivity and performance are at their peak
during uninterrupted 90-minute intervals.
https://psy.fsu.edu/faculty/ericsson.dp.html
90

7. Surprising Productivity Facts
$14B
A report from a global outplacement agency
showed that over the course of the 17-week
league, fantasy football costs employers over
$14B in lost productivity.
http://www.challengergray.com/press/press-releases/fantasy-football-could-cost-
13b-should-you-care

8. Surprising Productivity Facts
One Million
A study by Health Advocate found that
one million workers miss work each day due
to stress. This absenteeism costs employers
an estimated $600 per worker each year.
http://healthadvocate.com/downloads/webinars/stress-workplace.pdf

9. Surprising Productivity Facts
15%
That’s the productivity boost you’ll enjoy if you
exercise before work. The American Psychological
Association reports that employees are more
productive on days they exercise before work.
Physically active employees were also less likely to
develop job burnout and depression.
http://www.apaexcellence.org/resources/goodcompany/blog/2012/03/exercising-
at-work-boosts-prod.php

10. Surprising Productivity Facts
14%
Telecommuters are 14% more productive than
their office-bound colleagues according to a
study released by Stanford University. Research
found that working from home increases
job performance and productivity while also
decreasing the number of sick days taken.
https://people.stanford.edu/nbloom/sites/default/files/wfh.pdf

11. Surprising Productivity Facts
$63.2B
A study from Harvard University found that
American companies lose almost $65B annually
because of employee sleep deprivation.
http://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424127887323301104578257894191502654

12. Surprising Productivity Facts
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