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Bureau of Labor Statistics > Business Response Survey > Publications > 2022 Results

2022 Results of the Business Response Survey

The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics has developed new data on telework, hiring, and vacancies at private-sector establishments. These data are from the 2022 Business Response Survey (BRS) on Telework, Hiring, and Vacancies. BRS data were collected from private-sector establishments from August 1 to September 30, 2022. Total U.S. estimates include the 50 states, District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands. Additional information about the sample, questionnaire, and estimation can be found in the Technical Note.

Topics covered include telework at establishments in August–September 2022, and before the COVID–19 pandemic began (February 2020); hiring in July 2022, and methods establishments used to attract applicants to newly filled positions; vacancies in August–September 2022; and establishments’ advertising methods for vacant positions August 2021–September 2022.

Detailed results by topic are available in the tables and maps and charts.

BRS News Release

27.5% of private establishments had employees teleworking some or all the time in August-September 2022.

3/22/2023

Nationwide, in August–September 2022, 11.1 percent of private-sector establishments had all of their employees teleworking all the time, and 16.4 percent had some of their employees teleworking some of the time. In July 2022, 22.4 percent of private-sector establishments hired new employees, and 2.4 percent hired at least one full-time teleworker (remote worker). In August–September 2022, 20.9 percent of private-sector establishments had vacancies they were trying to fill, and 12.3 percent had at least one vacant position that had been open for more than 30 days.

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Highlighted Results

Telework in private-sector establishments

In August–September 2022, 27.5 percent of establishments had employees teleworking either all of the time, or some of the time.
In February 2020, before the COVID–19 pandemic, 23.3 percent of establishments had employees teleworking.
In August-September 2022, 95.1 percent of establishments expected the amount of time employees were permitted to telework would remain the same over the next six months.

Private sector hiring

In July 2022, 22.4 percent of establishments hired new employees
In July 2022, 7.0 percent of establishments hired new employees for positions that had been open for more than 30 days, and 15.8 percent for positions that were open for 30 days or less.
To attract more applicants, 7.3 percent of establishments increased the starting pay of the newly filled positions

Private sector vacancies

In August–September 2022, 20.9 percent of establishments had vacancies they were attempting to fill.
In August–September 2022, 3.1 percent of establishments had at least one vacant position eligible for 100% telework (remote)
In the prior 12 months, August 2021–September 2022, 40.5 percent of establishments had vacant positions

See 2022 BRS National Data Table (XLSX)

Last Modified Date: March 22, 2023