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Telework rates increased over the year at all levels of educational attainment, first quarter 2024
April 02, 2025
In the first quarter of 2024, 34.0 million people age 25 and older teleworked or worked at home for pay, up by 5.0 million over the year. These individuals accounted for 24.9 percent of people age 25 and older at work in the first quarter of 2024, higher than the rate of 21.5 percent recorded a year earlier. Telework rates for all educational attainment groups increased over the year.
Percent of employed people 25 years and older who telework by educational attainment, first quarter 2023–24, not seasonally adjusted
Educational attainment
Q1 2023
Q1 2024
Total
21.5
24.9
Less than high school
2.5
3.5
High school graduate (no college)
7.3
8.5
Some college/associate degree
15.3
18.3
Bachelor's and higher
35.2
40.4
Bachelor's degree only
33.0
38.4
Advanced degree
38.8
43.6
In the first quarter of 2024, those who had higher levels of educational attainment had higher telework rates. Among workers age 25 and older, those with advanced degrees teleworked the most. The telework rate for these workers was 43.6 percent in the first quarter of 2024, higher than the rate of 38.8 percent recorded a year earlier. Those whose highest level of education was a bachelor’s degree had a telework rate of 38.4 percent in the first quarter of 2024, while workers with some college or an associate degree (18.3 percent) and those whose highest level of education was a high school diploma (8.5 percent) were less likely to telework. People with less than a high school diploma were the least likely to telework, at 3.5 percent.
United States Department of Labor
