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# How is Time Tracked and Calculated in Workstatus?

# How is Time Tracked and Calculated in Workstatus?

Workstatus does not assume that a worker is active at their computer for the entire time they are tracking.

To determine a worker's activity level, Workstatus considers several factors, including:

* When the **Start** and **Stop** buttons are used in the desktop tracking application.
* Whether any portion of the work session was marked as **idle** due to periods of inactivity.
* How frequently the worker uses their keyboard and mouse during the tracked session.
Based on this information, Workstatus calculates an **activity percentage**, which serves as a baseline metric for assessing how active your team is during their tracked work sessions.


Let’s go through an example to demonstrate how this can be applied to your organization:

### Example 

###### ![](https://storage.crisp.chat/users/helpdesk/website/-/f/3/e/4/f3e4eb6758a66800/image_1cpjwlv.png)
 
Notice that the time range for this worker is **8:20 AM – 9:00 AM**. However, the tracked time within each 10-minute interval does not always total 10 minutes. In this example, one interval contain only 1 **minutes** of tracked activity.

At first glance, it may appear that the worker tracked **50 minutes** of work. However, Workstatus detected that the worker was actually active for only **31 minutes** during that period. This is because Workstatus tracks activity with minute-level precision. Over time, these seemingly small periods of inactivity can add up to hours of unproductive time.

You'll also notice an **activity percentage** displayed alongside the tracked minutes. This percentage is calculated by analyzing every second of tracked time:
* **Active:** Mouse movement or keyboard input is detected.
* **Inactive:** No mouse or keyboard activity is detected.
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Workstatus uses this data to calculate an activity percentage for each 10-minute interval. In this example, the worker maintained an average activity level of approximately **58%** during the **31 minutes** of active work.

Here are some related articles which you may find useful:

* [How are Workstatus’s activity levels calculated](https://support.workstatus.io/en/article/how-are-activity-levels-calculated-in-workstatus-5qrfsc/)
* [How does manual time affect activity levels?](https://support.workstatus.io/en/article/how-does-manual-time-affect-activity-levels-3733ys/)
* [Can You Track Time Offline?](https://support.workstatus.io/en/article/can-you-track-time-offline-a2k2ds/)

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