For release 10:00 a.m. (ET), Wednesday, March 22, 2023 USDL-23-0539
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TELEWORK, HIRING, AND VACANCIES - 2022 DATA FROM THE BUSINESS RESPONSE SURVEY
In August and September 2022, 27.5 percent of private-sector establishments (2.5 million) had
employees teleworking some or all the time, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.
Industries with the highest percent of establishments employing teleworkers were information
(67.4 percent), professional and business services (49.0 percent), educational services
(46.0 percent), and wholesale trade (39.0 percent).
Data in this release are from the 2022 Business Response Survey (BRS). BRS data were collected
from private-sector establishments from August 1, 2022, through September 30, 2022. The survey’s
topics included telework at establishments both at the time of the survey and before the COVID-19
pandemic, hiring by establishments in July 2022, and job vacancies at establishments at the time of
the survey. Detailed tables by industry, state, and establishment size are available at
www.bls.gov/brs.
Telework at private-sector establishments
• The percent of establishments with employees teleworking changed over the last year. In
August-September 2022, 72.5 percent of establishments had little or no telework, compared to
60.1 percent in July-September 2021.
• The percent of establishments with some (but not all) employees teleworking was 16.4 percent
in 2022, compared to 29.8 percent in 2021.
• The percent of establishments with all their employees teleworking all the time was about the
same — 11.1 in August-September 2022, compared to 10.3 percent in July-September 2021.
• In August-September 2022, 95.1 percent of establishments (including those that did and did not
have telework) expected the amount of telework at their establishment to remain the same over
the next 6 months.
Private-sector new hires in July 2022
• Nationwide, 22.4 percent of establishments hired new employees in July 2022.
• In July 2022, 7.3 percent of establishments increased starting pay, and 5.4 percent expanded
advertising to attract more applicants to newly filled positions. Among the other methods used
by establishments to attract more applicants were: starting to use recruiters/talent agencies
(2.4 percent); offering hiring bonuses (1.9 percent); reducing the job’s qualifications, such
as education or experience (1.3 percent); expanding benefits (1.2 percent); offering more
hours (1.0 percent); and expanding telework or remote work (0.7 percent).
• In July 2022, 2.4 percent of establishments hired at least one employee who will telework all
the time.
• Nationally, 7.0 percent of establishments took more than 30 days to fill at least one open
position. The percentage of establishments with positions that took more than 30 days to fill
varied by industry. The industries most likely to take more than 30 days to fill positions
were accommodation and food services (14.9 percent), health care and social assistance
(12.3 percent), and manufacturing (11.1 percent). The industries with the lowest percentage
of positions that had been filled after having been open for more than 30 days were natural
resources and mining (3.9 percent), information (4.1 percent), and financial activities
(4.4 percent).
Private-sector job vacancies in August-September 2022
• Nationwide, 20.9 percent of establishments had vacancies they were attempting to fill when they
were surveyed in August-September 2022, and 40.5 percent had vacancies within the 12 months
prior to the survey (August 2021-September 2022).
• In August-September 2022, 3.1 percent of establishments had at least one vacancy eligible for
telework all the time.
• Nationwide, 12.3 percent of establishments had at least one vacancy open for more than 30 days.
• The percentage of establishments that had a vacancy open for more than 30 days varied by
industry, ranging from 6.9 percent in natural resources and mining to 20.2 percent in
accommodation and food services.
• How establishments advertised their vacancies varied by the educational requirements of the
position. Nationwide, 13.4 percent of establishments used online job boards or hiring platforms
to advertise positions requiring a bachelor’s degree or higher, while 24.1 percent did so for
positions that did not require a bachelor’s degree or higher.
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| Additional Industry, State, and Establishment Size Data |
| for the 2022 Business Response Survey |
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| Data tables by industry, state, and establishment size class are available at |
| www.bls.gov/brs/data/tables/2022. |
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| Charts and maps by industry and establishment size class are available at |
| www.bls.gov/brs/data/charts/2022. |
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More Information
• Data were collected from private-sector establishments only; government establishments
were excluded. As a result, the estimates of establishments and employment refer to
private-sector establishments and employment. Total U.S. estimates include the 50 states,
District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and U.S. Virgin Islands.
• The 2022 Business Response Survey asked 21 questions about telework, hiring, and
vacancies. The questionnaire is available at
www.bls.gov/brs/about/survey/brs-questionnaire-2022.pdf.
• The 2021 Business Response Survey asked 22 questions about changes businesses made to their
operations during the pandemic through September 2021. These data are available at
www.bls.gov/brs/2021-results.htm.
• The full 2022 Business Response Survey on Telework, Hiring, and Vacancies Technical Note
is available at www.bls.gov/brs/methods/2022-technical-notes.htm. Details about specific
tabulations for hiring in July 2022, and vacancies during the reference period can be found
the technical note.
United States Department of Labor
