We examine how work hours reported in the Current Population Survey vary with snowfall in 265 metropolitan areas during 2004–2014. The effects of snowfall on work vary across types of workers, occupation, industry, and region. Regions adapt to inclement weather. Losses in work hours from snow events are particularly large in Southern states and among construction workers. An average daily inch of snowfall during a week reduces work by an hour. Few of the hours lost are “made-up” in subsequent weeks. A “back-of-an-envelope” calculation suggests that in average years, snow reduces annual hours worked by 0.15%.

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冬季天气和工作时间：异质效应和区域适应性

我们研究了当前人口调查中报告的工作时间如何随 265 个大都市区在 2004 年至 2014 年期间的降雪而变化。降雪对工作的影响因工人类型、职业、行业和地区而异。地区适应恶劣的天气。在南部各州和建筑工人中，雪灾造成的工作时间损失尤其大。一周内平均每天一英寸的降雪会减少一个小时的工作量。在接下来的几周里，几乎没有损失的时间是“弥补的”。“粗略”计算表明，在平均年份中，降雪使年工作时间减少 0.15%。