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Labor Force Statistics from the Current Population Survey
HOUSEHOLD DATA
NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED
A-42. People at work by telework status, usual full- or part-time status, occupation, industry, and class of worker, August 2026
[Numbers in thousands]
Characteristic Total
people
at work(1)
People who teleworked or worked at
home for pay
People who did not
telework or work at
home for pay
Percent distribution
Total Teleworked
some hours(2)
Teleworked
all hours
Total
people
at work(1)
People who teleworked or worked at
home for pay
People who did not
telework or work at
home for pay
Total Teleworked
some hours(2)
Teleworked
all hours

Usual full- or part-time status

Total, 16 years and over

155,455 33,633 17,131 16,502 121,821 100.0 21.6 11.0 10.6 78.4

Full-time workers

130,203 29,741 15,923 13,818 100,462 100.0 22.8 12.2 10.6 77.2

Part-time workers

25,252 3,892 1,208 2,684 21,360 100.0 15.4 4.8 10.6 84.6

Occupation

Management, professional, and related occupations

67,777 24,351 12,875 11,476 43,426 100.0 35.9 19.0 16.9 64.1

Management, business, and financial operations occupations

30,225 12,609 6,609 5,999 17,616 100.0 41.7 21.9 19.8 58.3

Management occupations

20,447 7,450 4,044 3,406 12,997 100.0 36.4 19.8 16.7 63.6

Business and financial operations occupations

9,778 5,158 2,565 2,593 4,619 100.0 52.8 26.2 26.5 47.2

Professional and related occupations

37,552 11,743 6,266 5,477 25,810 100.0 31.3 16.7 14.6 68.7

Computer and mathematical occupations

6,750 4,102 1,743 2,359 2,648 100.0 60.8 25.8 34.9 39.2

Architecture and engineering occupations

3,594 1,269 841 429 2,324 100.0 35.3 23.4 11.9 64.7

Life, physical, and social science occupations

1,802 636 395 241 1,166 100.0 35.3 21.9 13.4 64.7

Community and social services occupations

2,784 951 668 283 1,833 100.0 34.2 24.0 10.2 65.8

Legal occupations

1,666 914 549 365 752 100.0 54.8 32.9 21.9 45.2

Education, training, and library occupations

7,438 1,134 613 521 6,303 100.0 15.3 8.2 7.0 84.7

Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations

3,195 1,408 661 748 1,787 100.0 44.1 20.7 23.4 55.9

Healthcare practitioners and technical occupations

10,324 1,328 796 532 8,996 100.0 12.9 7.7 5.2 87.1

Service occupations

25,633 1,486 561 924 24,147 100.0 5.8 2.2 3.6 94.2

Healthcare support occupations

5,471 645 145 500 4,826 100.0 11.8 2.6 9.1 88.2

Protective service occupations

3,124 177 104 72 2,948 100.0 5.7 3.3 2.3 94.3

Food preparation and serving related occupations

7,776 104 66 38 7,672 100.0 1.3 0.9 0.5 98.7

Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations

5,477 176 107 69 5,301 100.0 3.2 2.0 1.3 96.8

Personal care and service occupations

3,784 384 139 245 3,400 100.0 10.1 3.7 6.5 89.9

Sales and office occupations

29,319 6,828 3,172 3,656 22,491 100.0 23.3 10.8 12.5 76.7

Sales and related occupations

13,696 3,273 1,635 1,638 10,423 100.0 23.9 11.9 12.0 76.1

Office and administrative support occupations

15,623 3,555 1,538 2,018 12,068 100.0 22.8 9.8 12.9 77.2

Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations

13,698 414 246 168 13,284 100.0 3.0 1.8 1.2 97.0

Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations

1,074 40 14 26 1,034 100.0 3.7 1.3 2.4 96.3

Construction and extraction occupations

7,889 169 119 51 7,719 100.0 2.1 1.5 0.6 97.9

Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations

4,735 205 113 92 4,530 100.0 4.3 2.4 1.9 95.7

Production, transportation, and material moving occupations

19,028 554 276 278 18,474 100.0 2.9 1.5 1.5 97.1

Production occupations

7,531 362 169 193 7,169 100.0 4.8 2.2 2.6 95.2

Transportation and material moving occupations

11,497 192 107 85 11,305 100.0 1.7 0.9 0.7 98.3

Industry

Agriculture and related industries

2,425 323 80 243 2,102 100.0 13.3 3.3 10.0 86.7

Nonagricultural industries

153,030 33,310 17,051 16,259 119,720 100.0 21.8 11.1 10.6 78.2

Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction

505 45 42 3 460 100.0 8.9 8.3 0.6 91.1

Construction

11,441 1,104 671 433 10,337 100.0 9.6 5.9 3.8 90.4

Manufacturing

14,452 2,741 1,655 1,085 11,712 100.0 19.0 11.5 7.5 81.0

Durable goods manufacturing

9,653 1,921 1,162 759 7,733 100.0 19.9 12.0 7.9 80.1

Nondurable goods manufacturing

4,799 820 493 327 3,979 100.0 17.1 10.3 6.8 82.9

Wholesale and retail trade

19,018 2,403 1,247 1,157 16,615 100.0 12.6 6.6 6.1 87.4

Wholesale trade

2,955 754 390 364 2,201 100.0 25.5 13.2 12.3 74.5

Retail trade

16,064 1,649 856 793 14,414 100.0 10.3 5.3 4.9 89.7

Transportation and utilities

9,866 919 563 356 8,948 100.0 9.3 5.7 3.6 90.7

Transportation and warehousing

8,425 605 338 267 7,820 100.0 7.2 4.0 3.2 92.8

Utilities

1,442 314 225 89 1,128 100.0 21.8 15.6 6.2 78.2

Information

3,114 1,528 664 863 1,587 100.0 49.1 21.3 27.7 50.9

Financial activities

10,695 5,471 2,751 2,720 5,224 100.0 51.2 25.7 25.4 48.8

Finance and insurance

7,642 4,334 2,073 2,261 3,308 100.0 56.7 27.1 29.6 43.3

Real estate and rental and leasing

3,052 1,136 678 459 1,916 100.0 37.2 22.2 15.0 62.8

Professional and business services

20,916 8,945 3,794 5,151 11,972 100.0 42.8 18.1 24.6 57.2

Professional and technical services

13,443 7,668 3,163 4,505 5,775 100.0 57.0 23.5 33.5 43.0

Management, administrative, and waste services

7,473 1,277 631 646 6,197 100.0 17.1 8.4 8.6 82.9

Education and health services

34,253 6,093 3,345 2,748 28,160 100.0 17.8 9.8 8.0 82.2

Educational services

11,362 2,117 1,269 849 9,245 100.0 18.6 11.2 7.5 81.4

Health care and social assistance

22,891 3,976 2,077 1,899 18,916 100.0 17.4 9.1 8.3 82.6

Hospitals

8,167 1,230 616 614 6,937 100.0 15.1 7.5 7.5 84.9

Health services, except hospitals

11,194 1,976 997 979 9,218 100.0 17.7 8.9 8.7 82.3

Social assistance

3,531 770 464 306 2,761 100.0 21.8 13.1 8.7 78.2

Leisure and hospitality

13,359 892 482 411 12,467 100.0 6.7 3.6 3.1 93.3

Arts, entertainment, and recreation

3,349 505 242 263 2,844 100.0 15.1 7.2 7.9 84.9

Accommodation and food services

10,010 387 240 147 9,623 100.0 3.9 2.4 1.5 96.1

Other services

7,573 1,379 687 691 6,195 100.0 18.2 9.1 9.1 81.8

Other services, except private households

7,085 1,323 682 641 5,762 100.0 18.7 9.6 9.0 81.3

Private households

488 56 5 51 432 100.0 11.4 1.0 10.4 88.6

Public administration

7,837 1,791 1,150 642 6,045 100.0 22.9 14.7 8.2 77.1

Class of worker(3)

Wage and salary workers, excluding incorporated self-employed

139,898 28,137 14,945 13,192 111,760 100.0 20.1 10.7 9.4 79.9

Private industries

119,835 24,720 12,719 12,001 95,114 100.0 20.6 10.6 10.0 79.4

Government

20,063 3,417 2,226 1,191 16,646 100.0 17.0 11.1 5.9 83.0

Federal

3,991 644 385 258 3,348 100.0 16.1 9.7 6.5 83.9

State

7,180 1,832 1,166 666 5,348 100.0 25.5 16.2 9.3 74.5

Local

8,892 941 675 267 7,951 100.0 10.6 7.6 3.0 89.4

Self-employed workers

15,459 5,478 2,182 3,296 9,980 100.0 35.4 14.1 21.3 64.6

Self-employed workers, incorporated

6,445 2,508 1,144 1,364 3,938 100.0 38.9 17.7 21.2 61.1

Self-employed workers, unincorporated

9,013 2,970 1,039 1,932 6,043 100.0 33.0 11.5 21.4 67.0

Footnotes
(1) Data refer to people who worked during the survey reference week regardless of telework status. Excludes employed people absent from work the entire week due to holidays, vacation, illness, or other reasons.
(2) Includes people who teleworked for some but not all of their work hours.
(3) Unpaid family workers are included in total employed, but not shown separately.

NOTE: Usual full- or part-time status refers to hours at all jobs combined; full time is 35 hours or more per week, and part time is less than 35 hours. Occupation, industry, and class of worker refer to a person's main or sole job. Data are not seasonally adjusted. Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of January data. Effective with January 2025 data, industries reflect the introduction of the 2022 Census industry classification system, derived from the 2022 North American Industry Classification System (NAICS). Data for 2025 are not strictly comparable with earlier years.

 

Last Modified Date: September 04, 2026