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Local Area Unemployment Statistics
States: Persons at work by telework status, 2023 annual averages[Numbers in thousands]
State Total persons at work(1) Persons who teleworked or worked at home for pay Persons who did not telework or work at home for pay Percent distribution
Total Teleworked some hours(2) Teleworked all hours Total persons at work(1) Persons who teleworked or worked at home for pay Persons who did not telework or work at home for pay
Total Teleworked some hours(2) Teleworked all hours

Total, all states

155,167 30,606 14,633 15,972 124,561 100.0 19.7 9.4 10.3 80.3

Alabama

2,213 170 67 103 2,043 100.0 7.7 3.0 4.6 92.3

Alaska

319 44 25 19 275 100.0 13.9 7.8 6.1 86.1

Arizona

3,450 823 344 479 2,626 100.0 23.9 10.0 13.9 76.1

Arkansas

1,294 116 50 66 1,178 100.0 9.0 3.9 5.1 91.0

California

17,676 4,001 2,033 1,969 13,675 100.0 22.6 11.5 11.1 77.4

Colorado

2,986 948 477 471 2,038 100.0 31.7 16.0 15.8 68.3

Connecticut

1,713 430 247 183 1,283 100.0 25.1 14.4 10.7 74.9

Delaware

464 95 49 47 368 100.0 20.6 10.5 10.0 79.4

District of Columbia

363 205 120 85 158 100.0 56.5 33.1 23.4 43.5

Florida

10,437 1,596 555 1,042 8,841 100.0 15.3 5.3 10.0 84.7

Georgia

5,023 896 348 548 4,127 100.0 17.8 6.9 10.9 82.2

Hawaii

623 80 40 40 543 100.0 12.8 6.5 6.4 87.2

Idaho

902 136 65 72 765 100.0 15.1 7.2 8.0 84.9

Illinois

5,881 1,227 658 568 4,655 100.0 20.9 11.2 9.7 79.1

Indiana

3,162 468 234 234 2,693 100.0 14.8 7.4 7.4 85.2

Iowa

1,599 196 90 106 1,403 100.0 12.2 5.6 6.6 87.8

Kansas

1,437 236 114 122 1,201 100.0 16.4 8.0 8.5 83.6

Kentucky

1,854 245 122 123 1,609 100.0 13.2 6.6 6.6 86.8

Louisiana

1,922 183 77 106 1,738 100.0 9.5 4.0 5.5 90.5

Maine

645 140 65 75 505 100.0 21.7 10.1 11.6 78.3

Maryland

3,006 829 390 440 2,177 100.0 27.6 13.0 14.6 72.4

Massachusetts

3,486 1,023 560 463 2,463 100.0 29.4 16.1 13.3 70.6

Michigan

4,672 957 475 482 3,715 100.0 20.5 10.2 10.3 79.5

Minnesota

2,909 732 370 362 2,177 100.0 25.2 12.7 12.4 74.8

Mississippi

1,159 55 19 36 1,104 100.0 4.7 1.6 3.1 95.3

Missouri

2,891 489 220 269 2,402 100.0 16.9 7.6 9.3 83.1

Montana

544 87 39 48 457 100.0 16.0 7.2 8.8 84.0

Nebraska

991 170 84 86 820 100.0 17.2 8.5 8.7 82.8

Nevada

1,478 193 76 117 1,285 100.0 13.1 5.1 7.9 86.9

New Hampshire

705 158 73 85 547 100.0 22.4 10.4 12.0 77.6

New Jersey

4,426 1,076 579 497 3,350 100.0 24.3 13.1 11.2 75.7

New Mexico

879 114 51 63 765 100.0 13.0 5.8 7.2 87.0

New York

8,947 1,723 953 770 7,224 100.0 19.3 10.7 8.6 80.7

North Carolina

4,898 907 400 507 3,991 100.0 18.5 8.2 10.4 81.5

North Dakota

394 45 21 24 349 100.0 11.3 5.3 6.0 88.7

Ohio

5,356 999 502 497 4,357 100.0 18.7 9.4 9.3 81.3

Oklahoma

1,847 204 105 98 1,643 100.0 11.0 5.7 5.3 89.0

Oregon

1,975 518 240 279 1,457 100.0 26.2 12.1 14.1 73.8

Pennsylvania

6,077 1,284 617 667 4,793 100.0 21.1 10.2 11.0 78.9

Rhode Island

532 102 50 52 430 100.0 19.2 9.4 9.9 80.8

South Carolina

2,326 329 136 193 1,997 100.0 14.1 5.8 8.3 85.9

South Dakota

469 44 19 26 425 100.0 9.4 4.0 5.5 90.6

Tennessee

3,193 489 218 271 2,704 100.0 15.3 6.8 8.5 84.7

Texas

14,128 2,599 1,087 1,512 11,529 100.0 18.4 7.7 10.7 81.6

Utah

1,693 369 166 203 1,324 100.0 21.8 9.8 12.0 78.2

Vermont

330 75 36 39 255 100.0 22.7 10.8 11.8 77.3

Virginia

4,294 1,170 572 598 3,124 100.0 27.3 13.3 13.9 72.7

Washington

3,681 1,049 517 532 2,632 100.0 28.5 14.0 14.5 71.5

West Virginia

719 67 30 37 652 100.0 9.4 4.2 5.2 90.6

Wisconsin

2,923 482 235 247 2,441 100.0 16.5 8.0 8.4 83.5

Wyoming

279 28 14 14 250 100.0 10.2 5.1 5.1 89.8

Footnotes
(1) Data refer to persons who worked during the survey reference week regardless of telework status. Excludes employed persons absent from work the entire week due to holidays, vacation, illness, or other reasons.
(2) Includes persons who teleworked for some but not all of their work hours.

 

Last Modified Date: September 30, 2024