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, July 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	153,406	5.9	38.1	15.5	34,079	26.6	39.3	67.5
16 to 24 years	20,378	1.1	32.1	3.5	1,199	19.3	33.8	57.0
16 to 19 years	6,030	0.5	25.8	1.9	207	14.1	22.7	62.2
20 to 24 years	14,348	1.4	34.8	4.0	992	20.4	36.2	56.3
25 to 54 years	98,021	6.7	39.6	16.9	24,302	27.0	40.2	67.2
25 to 34 years	34,457	5.7	39.1	14.5	7,474	26.1	39.5	66.2
35 to 44 years	34,420	7.6	39.7	19.2	9,463	27.8	40.5	68.7
45 to 54 years	29,144	6.8	40.0	17.0	7,365	26.9	40.6	66.2
55 years and over	35,008	6.5	37.3	17.3	8,578	26.3	37.7	69.9
55 to 64 years	24,269	6.7	39.4	17.1	5,895	27.7	40.5	68.5
65 years and over	10,739	5.8	32.4	18.0	2,683	23.4	31.6	73.9
Men, 16 years and over	82,308	5.1	40.0	12.8	16,112	26.1	40.7	64.1
16 to 24 years	10,783	1.0	34.3	2.8	571	18.3	34.5	52.9
25 to 54 years	52,767	5.7	41.5	13.8	11,336	26.7	41.8	63.9
25 to 34 years	18,664	4.8	40.9	11.8	3,413	26.5	40.8	64.9
35 to 44 years	18,538	6.6	41.8	15.9	4,482	27.4	42.2	65.0
45 to 54 years	15,566	5.8	41.7	13.8	3,441	26.0	42.3	61.6
55 years and over	18,758	5.7	39.1	14.7	4,205	25.6	38.7	66.1
55 to 64 years	12,868	5.8	41.4	14.1	2,795	26.8	41.9	64.0
65 years and over	5,890	5.5	34.1	16.2	1,410	23.1	32.3	71.4
Women, 16 years and over	71,098	6.8	35.8	19.0	17,967	27.0	38.1	70.8
16 to 24 years	9,595	1.3	29.7	4.4	628	20.2	33.2	60.8
25 to 54 years	45,254	7.8	37.4	20.9	12,966	27.3	38.8	70.3
25 to 34 years	15,793	6.7	37.0	18.0	4,062	25.9	38.4	67.4
35 to 44 years	15,883	8.8	37.3	23.6	4,981	28.1	38.9	72.2
45 to 54 years	13,578	8.0	37.9	21.1	3,923	27.6	39.1	70.7
55 years and over	16,250	7.3	35.1	20.7	4,373	27.1	36.7	73.8
55 to 64 years	11,401	7.7	37.2	20.8	3,100	28.5	39.1	72.8
65 years and over	4,849	6.2	30.4	20.5	1,273	23.7	30.8	76.7
Race and Hispanic or Latino ethnicity
White	111,656	6.0	38.0	15.7	25,347	26.4	39.1	67.3
Men	60,861	5.2	40.1	12.9	12,092	26.0	40.6	64.1
Women	50,795	7.0	35.5	19.6	13,255	26.7	37.8	70.6
Black or African American	19,435	4.2	38.5	11.0	2,891	28.5	40.7	70.1
Men	9,538	3.0	39.9	7.4	1,033	27.2	42.6	64.0
Women	9,897	5.5	37.2	14.7	1,858	29.2	39.6	73.8
Asian	12,460	8.6	38.6	22.4	3,975	27.1	40.2	67.4
Men	6,582	8.6	40.1	21.4	2,121	26.7	41.0	65.1
Women	5,878	8.7	36.9	23.6	1,854	27.6	39.2	70.3
Hispanic or Latino ethnicity	32,112	3.4	37.9	9.0	4,127	26.5	38.7	68.5
Men	17,854	2.5	39.7	6.3	1,775	25.2	40.3	62.6
Women	14,258	4.5	35.6	12.7	2,352	27.4	37.4	73.3
Disability status
With a disability	7,681	6.6	34.4	19.1	1,933	26.1	35.7	73.2
With no disability	145,725	5.9	38.3	15.3	32,146	26.6	39.6	67.2
Foreign born status
Foreign born	29,165	4.9	38.8	12.5	5,330	26.5	39.9	66.5
Native born	124,241	6.1	37.9	16.2	28,750	26.6	39.2	67.7
Marital status
Married, spouse present	75,921	7.4	39.1	18.9	20,987	26.7	39.4	67.9
Widowed, divorced, or separated(3)	20,706	6.1	38.4	15.8	4,609	27.3	39.7	68.8
Never married	56,779	3.9	36.6	10.5	8,483	25.8	39.1	65.9
Presence of children
With own children under 18	43,788	7.2	39.4	18.2	11,661	26.9	39.8	67.5
With no own children under 18	109,618	5.4	37.5	14.4	22,419	26.4	39.1	67.5
Educational attainment
Total, 25 years and over	133,029	6.6	39.0	17.0	32,880	26.8	39.5	67.9
Less than a high school diploma	7,344	1.0	37.9	2.8	306	25.2	35.9	70.1
High school graduates, no college(4)	33,589	2.7	39.4	6.9	3,184	28.7	40.2	71.2
Some college or associate degree	32,689	4.9	39.0	12.6	5,870	27.3	39.4	69.3
Bachelor's degree and higher(5)	59,407	10.5	38.9	27.0	23,521	26.5	39.5	67.0
Bachelor's degree only	36,732	10.0	38.9	25.7	13,589	27.0	39.6	68.2
Advanced degree	22,675	11.3	38.8	29.1	9,932	25.8	39.5	65.4
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) 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: August 07, 2026