Daylight saving time costs US almost $434 million in productivity: Study

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The U.S. suffers a loss of productivity each year that amounts to almost $434 Million. This amount was calculated using peer-reviewed research from academic journals. It included data that demonstrated how time changes can cause an increase in heart attack, workplace injury in the mining and construction industries, as well as increased internet time for those who work in office environments. according to This study is by Chmura Economics and Analytics.

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For the study, the economic costs of heart attacks, injury, and lost productivity were calculated and applied to over 300 metropolitan statistical regions. New York City, New Jersey’s northern New Jersey, Long Island were the areas with the greatest loss of productivity. The amount was $29682,674.

On Sunday, daylight saving begins in the United States. Nearly all Americans will set their clocks forward an hour. States and U.S. Territories such as Hawaii (American Samoa), Guam, Puerto Rico and the U.S Virgin Islands and most of Arizona do not observe daylight saving time.

On March 1, Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL) filed a bill to make daylight saving time permanent. It goes by the following name: Sunshine Protection Act of 2023Senators support a bipartisan version of. ha