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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, October 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

159,255 35,165 18,291 16,874 124,089 100.0 22.1 11.5 10.6 77.9

Full-time workers

132,175 31,022 17,002 14,019 101,154 100.0 23.5 12.9 10.6 76.5

Part-time workers

27,079 4,144 1,289 2,855 22,936 100.0 15.3 4.8 10.5 84.7

Occupation

Management, professional, and related occupations

71,563 25,893 14,060 11,833 45,670 100.0 36.2 19.6 16.5 63.8

Management, business, and financial operations occupations

31,061 13,663 7,291 6,373 17,397 100.0 44.0 23.5 20.5 56.0

Management occupations

21,008 8,124 4,440 3,684 12,884 100.0 38.7 21.1 17.5 61.3

Business and financial operations occupations

10,053 5,539 2,851 2,689 4,513 100.0 55.1 28.4 26.7 44.9

Professional and related occupations

40,502 12,230 6,770 5,460 28,272 100.0 30.2 16.7 13.5 69.8

Computer and mathematical occupations

6,867 4,332 1,881 2,451 2,534 100.0 63.1 27.4 35.7 36.9

Architecture and engineering occupations

3,728 1,316 845 471 2,412 100.0 35.3 22.7 12.6 64.7

Life, physical, and social science occupations

1,895 619 370 248 1,276 100.0 32.6 19.5 13.1 67.4

Community and social services occupations

2,953 910 606 305 2,043 100.0 30.8 20.5 10.3 69.2

Legal occupations

1,703 931 591 340 772 100.0 54.7 34.7 20.0 45.3

Education, training, and library occupations

9,290 1,200 885 315 8,091 100.0 12.9 9.5 3.4 87.1

Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations

3,407 1,533 818 715 1,874 100.0 45.0 24.0 21.0 55.0

Healthcare practitioners and technical occupations

10,660 1,389 774 615 9,271 100.0 13.0 7.3 5.8 87.0

Service occupations

25,495 1,320 503 817 24,175 100.0 5.2 2.0 3.2 94.8

Healthcare support occupations

5,566 599 166 433 4,966 100.0 10.8 3.0 7.8 89.2

Protective service occupations

2,931 155 78 77 2,776 100.0 5.3 2.6 2.6 94.7

Food preparation and serving related occupations

7,906 96 80 16 7,809 100.0 1.2 1.0 0.2 98.8

Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations

5,456 113 93 20 5,343 100.0 2.1 1.7 0.4 97.9

Personal care and service occupations

3,637 356 86 270 3,281 100.0 9.8 2.4 7.4 90.2

Sales and office occupations

29,255 6,861 3,123 3,738 22,394 100.0 23.5 10.7 12.8 76.5

Sales and related occupations

13,490 3,184 1,621 1,563 10,306 100.0 23.6 12.0 11.6 76.4

Office and administrative support occupations

15,766 3,678 1,502 2,175 12,088 100.0 23.3 9.5 13.8 76.7

Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations

13,097 492 344 149 12,605 100.0 3.8 2.6 1.1 96.2

Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations

1,122 30 15 14 1,093 100.0 2.6 1.4 1.3 97.4

Construction and extraction occupations

7,587 235 167 68 7,352 100.0 3.1 2.2 0.9 96.9

Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations

4,388 228 161 67 4,160 100.0 5.2 3.7 1.5 94.8

Production, transportation, and material moving occupations

19,844 598 261 337 19,246 100.0 3.0 1.3 1.7 97.0

Production occupations

8,042 357 134 223 7,685 100.0 4.4 1.7 2.8 95.6

Transportation and material moving occupations

11,802 241 127 114 11,561 100.0 2.0 1.1 1.0 98.0

Industry

Agriculture and related industries

2,495 279 78 201 2,216 100.0 11.2 3.1 8.0 88.8

Nonagricultural industries

156,759 34,886 18,212 16,674 121,873 100.0 22.3 11.6 10.6 77.7

Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction

571 93 75 18 478 100.0 16.3 13.1 3.1 83.7

Construction

11,353 1,198 807 391 10,154 100.0 10.6 7.1 3.4 89.4

Manufacturing

15,178 2,956 1,661 1,295 12,222 100.0 19.5 10.9 8.5 80.5

Durable goods manufacturing

10,108 1,873 1,074 799 8,235 100.0 18.5 10.6 7.9 81.5

Nondurable goods manufacturing

5,070 1,083 587 496 3,987 100.0 21.4 11.6 9.8 78.6

Wholesale and retail trade

18,921 2,362 1,268 1,094 16,558 100.0 12.5 6.7 5.8 87.5

Wholesale trade

2,880 693 406 286 2,187 100.0 24.1 14.1 9.9 75.9

Retail trade

16,041 1,670 862 808 14,371 100.0 10.4 5.4 5.0 89.6

Transportation and utilities

10,331 981 619 362 9,350 100.0 9.5 6.0 3.5 90.5

Transportation and warehousing

8,770 573 359 215 8,197 100.0 6.5 4.1 2.4 93.5

Utilities

1,561 408 260 147 1,153 100.0 26.1 16.7 9.4 73.9

Information

2,715 1,380 628 752 1,335 100.0 50.8 23.1 27.7 49.2

Financial activities

10,705 5,780 2,881 2,900 4,925 100.0 54.0 26.9 27.1 46.0

Finance and insurance

7,793 4,635 2,237 2,398 3,158 100.0 59.5 28.7 30.8 40.5

Real estate and rental and leasing

2,912 1,145 643 502 1,767 100.0 39.3 22.1 17.2 60.7

Professional and business services

20,860 9,203 3,921 5,283 11,657 100.0 44.1 18.8 25.3 55.9

Professional and technical services

13,444 7,817 3,269 4,548 5,627 100.0 58.1 24.3 33.8 41.9

Management, administrative, and waste services

7,416 1,387 652 735 6,029 100.0 18.7 8.8 9.9 81.3

Education and health services

37,541 6,664 3,730 2,933 30,878 100.0 17.8 9.9 7.8 82.2

Educational services

13,830 2,284 1,635 649 11,546 100.0 16.5 11.8 4.7 83.5

Health care and social assistance

23,712 4,380 2,095 2,285 19,331 100.0 18.5 8.8 9.6 81.5

Hospitals

8,355 1,277 629 648 7,078 100.0 15.3 7.5 7.8 84.7

Health services, except hospitals

11,555 2,215 1,010 1,205 9,340 100.0 19.2 8.7 10.4 80.8

Social assistance

3,801 887 456 431 2,914 100.0 23.3 12.0 11.3 76.7

Leisure and hospitality

13,256 1,078 658 420 12,178 100.0 8.1 5.0 3.2 91.9

Arts, entertainment, and recreation

3,327 625 372 254 2,702 100.0 18.8 11.2 7.6 81.2

Accommodation and food services

9,929 453 286 167 9,476 100.0 4.6 2.9 1.7 95.4

Other services

7,514 1,417 805 613 6,097 100.0 18.9 10.7 8.2 81.1

Other services, except private households

6,923 1,370 791 580 5,553 100.0 19.8 11.4 8.4 80.2

Private households

591 47 14 33 544 100.0 7.9 2.4 5.6 92.1

Public administration

7,814 1,773 1,161 612 6,042 100.0 22.7 14.9 7.8 77.3

Class of worker(3)

Wage and salary workers, excluding incorporated self-employed

143,549 29,400 15,888 13,511 114,150 100.0 20.5 11.1 9.4 79.5

Private industries

122,239 25,852 13,447 12,405 96,387 100.0 21.1 11.0 10.1 78.9

Government

21,310 3,547 2,441 1,106 17,763 100.0 16.6 11.5 5.2 83.4

Federal

3,993 705 423 281 3,288 100.0 17.6 10.6 7.0 82.4

State

7,702 1,935 1,278 657 5,767 100.0 25.1 16.6 8.5 74.9

Local

9,615 907 740 168 8,708 100.0 9.4 7.7 1.7 90.6

Self-employed workers

15,613 5,760 2,402 3,358 9,853 100.0 36.9 15.4 21.5 63.1

Self-employed workers, incorporated

6,634 2,741 1,415 1,326 3,893 100.0 41.3 21.3 20.0 58.7

Self-employed workers, unincorporated

8,979 3,019 988 2,032 5,960 100.0 33.6 11.0 22.6 66.4

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: November 06, 2026