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Bureau of Labor Statistics > Business Response Survey > Data > 2020 Charts

BRS Charts

Percentage of establishments that offered telework to employees as a result of the coronavirus pandemic, by state, compared to the national average
State	Increased telework		No change in existing telework arrangements		Did not offer telework
State	Compared with U.S. private sector average	Percentage	Compared with U.S. private sector average	Percentage	Compared with U.S. private sector average	Percentage
Total U.S., private sector	N/A	30.89%	N/A	17.62%	N/A	52.25%
Alabama	Substantially lower	25.03	Relatively similar	17.01	Substantially higher	59.13
Alaska	Relatively similar	28.81	Relatively similar	15.23	Relatively similar	56.95
Arizona	Relatively similar	32.73	Substantially higher	23.19	Substantially lower	45.11
Arkansas	Substantially lower	25.03	Relatively similar	17.11	Substantially higher	58.56
California	Relatively similar	33.64	Relatively similar	17.19	Relatively similar	50.30
Colorado	Substantially higher	36.03	Substantially higher	25.66	Substantially lower	39.20
Connecticut	Relatively similar	33.94	Relatively similar	17.13	Relatively similar	49.85
Delaware	Relatively similar	33.18	Relatively similar	16.30	Relatively similar	50.85
District of Columbia	Substantially higher	56.98	Relatively similar	19.27	Substantially lower	24.52
Florida	Relatively similar	29.16	Relatively similar	18.88	Relatively similar	52.41
Georgia	Relatively similar	30.35	Relatively similar	20.46	Relatively similar	50.48
Hawaii	Relatively similar	31.31	Relatively similar	15.44	Relatively similar	54.17
Idaho	Substantially lower	25.65	Relatively similar	21.38	Relatively similar	53.92
Illinois	Relatively similar	29.98	Relatively similar	17.58	Relatively similar	53.16
Indiana	Relatively similar	29.16	Relatively similar	17.07	Relatively similar	54.40
Iowa	Substantially lower	25.29	Relatively similar	17.36	Substantially higher	57.68
Kansas	Relatively similar	28.42	Relatively similar	18.49	Relatively similar	54.14
Kentucky	Relatively similar	28.73	Relatively similar	15.66	Relatively similar	56.24
Louisiana	Relatively similar	29.34	Relatively similar	15.15	Relatively similar	56.18
Maine	Relatively similar	27.07	Relatively similar	16.84	Relatively similar	56.71
Maryland	Relatively similar	35.03	Relatively similar	18.15	Relatively similar	47.60
Massachusetts	Relatively similar	35.40	Relatively similar	16.15	Relatively similar	49.22
Michigan	Relatively similar	31.64	Relatively similar	16.42	Relatively similar	52.50
Minnesota	Relatively similar	30.94	Relatively similar	19.34	Relatively similar	50.48
Mississippi	Substantially lower	20.60	Relatively similar	14.23	Substantially higher	65.87
Missouri	Relatively similar	30.97	Relatively similar	16.75	Relatively similar	53.29
Montana	Substantially lower	23.85	Relatively similar	20.07	Relatively similar	57.12
Nebraska	Substantially lower	24.44	Relatively similar	16.52	Substantially higher	59.51
Nevada	Relatively similar	31.83	Relatively similar	22.32	Substantially lower	46.91
New Hampshire	Relatively similar	34.31	Relatively similar	20.75	Substantially lower	45.66
New Jersey	Relatively similar	30.20	Relatively similar	15.19	Relatively similar	55.31
New Mexico	Relatively similar	28.07	Relatively similar	17.90	Relatively similar	54.59
New York	Relatively similar	30.90	Relatively similar	15.46	Relatively similar	54.05
North Carolina	Relatively similar	29.98	Relatively similar	17.1	Relatively similar	53.69
North Dakota	Substantially lower	22.47	Relatively similar	16.91	Substantially higher	61.45
Ohio	Relatively similar	30.69	Relatively similar	15.25	Relatively similar	54.58
Oklahoma	Substantially lower	24.30	Relatively similar	19.55	Relatively similar	57.16
Oregon	Relatively similar	32.16	Relatively similar	19.50	Relatively similar	48.84
Pennsylvania	Relatively similar	30.90	Relatively similar	16.61	Relatively similar	53.47
Puerto Rico	Relatively similar	27.06	Substantially lower	9.88	Substantially higher	63.73
Rhode Island	Relatively similar	29.21	Relatively similar	18.01	Relatively similar	53.42
South Carolina	Relatively similar	28.04	Relatively similar	19.36	Relatively similar	53.07
South Dakota	Substantially lower	22.74	Relatively similar	19.49	Substantially higher	58.31
Tennessee	Relatively similar	29.00	Relatively similar	19.35	Relatively similar	52.32
Texas	Relatively similar	32.76	Relatively similar	16.44	Relatively similar	51.27
Utah	Relatively similar	28.68	Relatively similar	22.40	Relatively similar	49.71
Vermont	Relatively similar	30.16	Relatively similar	17.68	Relatively similar	52.64
Virginia	Relatively similar	32.28	Relatively similar	16.92	Relatively similar	51.79
Washington	Relatively similar	33.00	Relatively similar	18.41	Relatively similar	49.41
West Virginia	Relatively similar	26.58	Relatively similar	13.08	Substantially higher	60.91
Wisconsin	Relatively similar	29.32	Relatively similar	16.20	Relatively similar	55.13
Wyoming	Substantially lower	21.97	Relatively similar	17.45	Substantially higher	60.95