A-43. Average weekly hours of work and percent of hours teleworked by telework status and selected characteristics

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A-43. Average weekly hours of work and percent of hours teleworked by telework status and selected characteristics, August 2026 [Numbers in thousands]
Characteristic	Total people at work(1)				People who teleworked or worked at home for pay
Characteristic	Number of people (in thousands)	Average weekly hours teleworked or worked at home for pay	Average weekly hours worked	Hours teleworked or worked at home for pay as a percent of hours worked(2)	Number of people (in thousands)	Average weekly hours teleworked or worked at home for pay	Average weekly hours worked	Hours teleworked or worked at home for pay as a percent of hours worked(2)
Age and sex
Total, 16 years and over	155,455	5.8	38.4	15.0	33,633	26.7	39.5	67.5
16 to 24 years	19,693	1.2	32.8	3.8	1,146	21.2	35.4	59.7
16 to 19 years	5,489	0.5	26.0	2.1	132	22.4	26.5	84.4
20 to 24 years	14,204	1.5	35.4	4.2	1,014	21.0	36.6	57.4
25 to 54 years	99,705	6.5	39.9	16.4	23,993	27.2	40.3	67.3
25 to 34 years	34,811	5.4	39.3	13.7	7,247	25.8	39.5	65.3
35 to 44 years	35,060	7.3	40.1	18.3	9,326	27.6	40.4	68.2
45 to 54 years	29,833	7.0	40.4	17.2	7,419	28.0	41.1	68.2
55 years and over	36,057	6.1	37.3	16.5	8,494	26.1	37.9	68.9
55 to 64 years	24,925	6.4	39.3	16.2	5,868	27.1	40.3	67.3
65 years and over	11,132	5.6	32.9	17.0	2,626	23.8	32.5	73.1
Men, 16 years and over	82,779	5.2	40.1	13.0	16,069	26.8	41.1	65.3
16 to 24 years	10,515	1.1	34.6	3.1	558	20.5	35.5	57.7
25 to 54 years	53,126	5.9	41.6	14.2	11,360	27.5	42.0	65.6
25 to 34 years	18,644	4.7	40.7	11.6	3,326	26.5	40.8	64.9
35 to 44 years	18,671	6.5	41.9	15.4	4,349	27.8	42.3	65.8
45 to 54 years	15,811	6.6	42.1	15.6	3,685	28.1	42.6	66.0
55 years and over	19,138	5.6	39.0	14.3	4,151	25.7	39.4	65.3
55 to 64 years	13,089	5.8	41.1	14.1	2,826	26.8	42.1	63.6
65 years and over	6,049	5.1	34.4	14.9	1,325	23.4	33.6	69.7
Women, 16 years and over	72,676	6.4	36.5	17.6	17,564	26.6	38.1	69.7
16 to 24 years	9,178	1.4	30.7	4.5	588	21.8	35.3	61.7
25 to 54 years	46,579	7.3	38.0	19.2	12,633	26.8	38.8	69.0
25 to 34 years	16,167	6.1	37.6	16.2	3,921	25.2	38.3	65.7
35 to 44 years	16,389	8.3	38.0	21.9	4,977	27.4	38.8	70.6
45 to 54 years	14,023	7.4	38.3	19.3	3,734	27.8	39.5	70.5
55 years and over	16,919	6.8	35.4	19.2	4,343	26.4	36.4	72.6
55 to 64 years	11,836	7.0	37.3	18.9	3,041	27.4	38.6	71.1
65 years and over	5,083	6.2	31.1	19.8	1,302	24.1	31.3	76.9
Race and Hispanic or Latino ethnicity
White	113,351	5.9	38.3	15.3	25,219	26.3	39.3	67.1
Men	61,227	5.3	40.3	13.1	12,107	26.7	41.1	65.0
Women	52,124	6.5	35.9	18.2	13,112	26.0	37.6	69.1
Black or African American	19,754	4.1	39.1	10.4	2,787	28.8	41.3	69.8
Men	9,754	2.8	39.9	7.0	989	27.4	43.2	63.4
Women	10,000	5.3	38.4	13.9	1,798	29.6	40.3	73.6
Asian	12,530	8.4	38.6	21.7	3,862	27.1	39.6	68.5
Men	6,605	8.8	39.7	22.1	2,118	27.3	40.2	68.0
Women	5,926	7.9	37.3	21.2	1,744	26.9	38.8	69.2
Hispanic or Latino ethnicity	32,767	3.3	38.3	8.6	4,188	25.7	39.2	65.6
Men	18,005	2.5	39.8	6.3	1,809	24.9	40.6	61.3
Women	14,762	4.3	36.6	11.6	2,379	26.4	38.2	69.1
Disability status
With a disability	7,733	6.6	35.5	18.5	1,923	26.4	37.0	71.5
With no disability	147,722	5.7	38.5	14.9	31,710	26.7	39.7	67.2
Foreign born status
Foreign born	29,508	4.9	39.0	12.6	5,417	26.8	40.0	66.9
Native born	125,947	6.0	38.3	15.6	28,216	26.7	39.4	67.6
Marital status
Married, spouse present	77,738	7.3	39.3	18.5	21,038	26.8	39.6	67.7
Widowed, divorced, or separated(3)	21,488	5.6	38.6	14.6	4,466	27.0	39.6	68.2
Never married	56,228	3.8	37.1	10.2	8,129	26.2	39.4	66.4
Presence of children
With own children under 18	45,553	7.0	39.7	17.6	11,798	26.9	40.0	67.3
With no own children under 18	109,902	5.3	37.9	13.9	21,835	26.5	39.3	67.6
Educational attainment
Total, 25 years and over	135,761	6.4	39.2	16.4	32,487	26.9	39.7	67.7
Less than a high school diploma	7,267	1.4	38.3	3.8	363	28.9	38.1	76.1
High school graduates, no college(4)	33,501	2.4	39.1	6.1	2,931	27.1	38.9	69.8
Some college or associate degree	32,940	4.9	39.2	12.6	5,829	27.9	39.3	71.0
Bachelor's degree and higher(5)	62,053	10.0	39.3	25.4	23,365	26.5	39.9	66.5
Bachelor's degree only	38,052	9.7	39.2	24.6	13,614	27.0	39.8	67.8
Advanced degree	24,001	10.5	39.5	26.6	9,751	25.9	40.0	64.8
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) Aggregate hours teleworked or worked at home for pay as a percent of aggregate hours worked. (3) Separated includes people who are married, spouse absent. (4) Includes people with a high school diploma or equivalent. (5) Includes people with bachelor's, master's, professional, and doctoral degrees.
NOTE: Estimates for the race groups (White, Black or African American, and Asian) do not sum to totals because data are not presented for all races. People whose ethnicity is identified as Hispanic or Latino may be of any race. Data are not seasonally adjusted. Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of January data.

Last Modified Date: September 04, 2026