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, May 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	158,371	5.8	38.5	15.0	34,468	26.5	39.9	66.5
16 to 24 years	19,089	1.3	31.4	4.0	1,140	21.1	35.0	60.4
16 to 19 years	5,088	0.3	23.2	1.4	118	13.9	21.5	64.9
20 to 24 years	14,001	1.6	34.5	4.7	1,022	22.0	36.5	60.1
25 to 54 years	102,635	6.5	40.1	16.2	24,660	27.1	40.7	66.6
25 to 34 years	35,612	5.6	39.4	14.2	7,660	25.9	40.0	64.8
35 to 44 years	35,871	7.5	40.2	18.6	9,611	28.0	40.7	68.8
45 to 54 years	31,152	6.5	40.9	15.8	7,389	27.2	41.6	65.5
55 years and over	36,647	6.1	37.6	16.1	8,668	25.7	38.2	67.2
55 to 64 years	25,554	6.4	39.6	16.1	5,990	27.2	40.8	66.7
65 years and over	11,093	5.4	32.9	16.3	2,678	22.3	32.4	68.8
Men, 16 years and over	83,184	5.1	40.3	12.5	16,134	26.1	41.5	62.9
16 to 24 years	9,909	0.9	33.3	2.7	475	18.8	36.3	51.8
25 to 54 years	54,267	5.7	42.0	13.5	11,524	26.8	42.5	63.0
25 to 34 years	19,024	4.8	41.1	11.7	3,491	26.3	41.7	63.1
35 to 44 years	18,982	6.5	42.3	15.3	4,538	27.1	42.1	64.4
45 to 54 years	16,261	5.8	42.9	13.5	3,495	26.8	43.9	61.1
55 years and over	19,009	5.4	39.2	13.9	4,135	25.0	39.2	63.7
55 to 64 years	13,185	5.5	41.3	13.3	2,760	26.2	41.5	63.1
65 years and over	5,823	5.3	34.5	15.4	1,374	22.5	34.5	65.2
Women, 16 years and over	75,187	6.6	36.4	18.0	18,334	27.0	38.5	70.0
16 to 24 years	9,181	1.7	29.4	5.6	665	22.8	34.0	67.0
25 to 54 years	48,368	7.4	38.0	19.6	13,136	27.4	39.2	70.0
25 to 34 years	16,588	6.4	37.4	17.2	4,169	25.6	38.5	66.4
35 to 44 years	16,889	8.6	38.0	22.8	5,073	28.8	39.5	73.0
45 to 54 years	14,891	7.2	38.7	18.6	3,894	27.5	39.4	69.8
55 years and over	17,638	6.8	35.9	18.8	4,534	26.3	37.2	70.6
55 to 64 years	12,368	7.3	37.8	19.3	3,229	28.0	40.1	69.8
65 years and over	5,270	5.5	31.2	17.5	1,304	22.1	30.2	73.2
Race and Hispanic or Latino ethnicity
White	116,009	5.8	38.4	15.1	25,700	26.2	39.7	66.1
Men	61,883	5.1	40.5	12.7	12,299	25.8	41.4	62.4
Women	54,126	6.6	36.1	18.3	13,400	26.6	38.2	69.8
Black or African American	20,007	4.6	39.0	11.9	3,132	29.6	41.4	71.6
Men	9,502	3.5	40.3	8.7	1,118	29.7	43.7	67.9
Women	10,504	5.7	37.8	15.0	2,014	29.6	40.1	73.8
Asian	12,764	8.0	38.8	20.6	3,940	25.9	39.7	65.3
Men	6,753	7.6	40.0	19.0	1,993	25.7	40.8	63.0
Women	6,011	8.5	37.5	22.6	1,947	26.1	38.5	67.9
Hispanic or Latino ethnicity	33,049	3.2	38.0	8.5	4,023	26.6	39.1	67.9
Men	18,077	2.5	39.7	6.2	1,726	25.7	41.0	62.7
Women	14,972	4.2	36.0	11.6	2,297	27.2	37.7	72.1
Disability status
With a disability	7,570	5.8	35.1	16.6	1,699	25.9	37.2	69.8
With no disability	150,800	5.8	38.7	14.9	32,769	26.6	40.0	66.4
Foreign born status
Foreign born	30,547	4.8	38.9	12.5	5,634	26.2	39.2	66.9
Native born	127,824	6.0	38.4	15.6	28,834	26.6	40.0	66.5
Marital status
Married, spouse present	80,441	7.1	39.7	17.9	21,533	26.6	40.0	66.4
Widowed, divorced, or separated(3)	22,068	5.6	38.7	14.5	4,569	27.1	39.6	68.3
Never married	55,862	3.9	36.7	10.7	8,366	26.2	39.7	66.1
Presence of children
With own children under 18	47,704	7.1	40.2	17.7	12,311	27.5	40.6	67.8
With no own children under 18	110,667	5.2	37.8	13.8	22,157	26.0	39.5	65.8
Educational attainment
Total, 25 years and over	139,282	6.4	39.5	16.2	33,328	26.7	40.1	66.7
Less than a high school diploma	7,828	1.2	37.7	3.3	380	25.3	35.3	71.8
High school graduates, no college(4)	34,404	2.7	39.2	6.8	3,168	29.1	40.1	72.5
Some college or associate degree	33,410	4.9	39.2	12.4	5,898	27.5	38.8	70.9
Bachelor's degree and higher(5)	63,640	9.9	40.0	24.6	23,883	26.3	40.4	64.9
Bachelor's degree only	38,587	9.8	39.9	24.7	13,999	27.1	40.6	66.9
Advanced degree	25,054	9.9	40.2	24.5	9,884	25.0	40.2	62.1
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: June 05, 2026