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Bureau of Labor Statistics > Business Response Survey to the Coronavirus Pandemic > Data > Charts

BRS Charts

Percentage of establishments that offered telework to employees as a result of the coronavirus pandemic, by industry
Industry	Increased telework	No change in existing telework arrangements	Did not offer telework
Total U.S., private sector	30.89%	17.62%	52.25%
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting	6.02	8.95	86.05
Mining, Quarrying, and Oil and Gas Extraction	27.87	15.66	56.83
Utilities	47.92	18.50	34.42
Construction	18.11	12.67	69.95
Manufacturing	33.30	14.66	52.87
Wholesale Trade	41.57	25.90	33.30
Retail Trade	14.55	11.35	74.79
Transportation and Warehousing (excluding Scheduled Air Transportation and Truck Transportation)	27.64	16.08	57.27
Scheduled Air Transportation	49.65	11.34	39.34
Truck Transportation	15.29	14.76	70.24
Information	51.16	33.95	17.30
Finance and Insurance	57.82	19.30	23.59
Real Estate and Rental and Leasing	35.64	22.41	42.21
Professional and Technical Services	49.34	31.32	20.38
Management of Companies and Enterprises	53.52	19.58	27.22
Administrative and Waste Services	30.66	20.26	49.70
Educational Services	60.21	17.55	22.84
Health Care	32.13	13.77	54.75
Social Assistance	44.47	12.25	43.51
Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation	30.85	21.63	48.04
Accommodation and Food Services	3.75	6.60	90.51
Other Services, Except Public Administration	21.38	10.01	69.19