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, February 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	157,788	5.9	38.2	15.5	35,869	26.1	40.1	65.1
16 to 24 years	19,036	1.5	30.7	4.9	1,297	22.3	38.0	58.6
16 to 19 years	4,783	0.6	22.8	2.7	106	27.5	31.9	86.3
20 to 24 years	14,253	1.8	33.4	5.5	1,191	21.8	38.6	56.6
25 to 54 years	102,257	6.7	39.9	16.9	25,994	26.5	40.7	65.1
25 to 34 years	35,406	6.0	39.2	15.3	8,138	26.0	40.3	64.5
35 to 44 years	35,670	7.3	40.0	18.2	9,750	26.6	40.5	65.7
45 to 54 years	31,181	7.0	40.6	17.2	8,107	26.9	41.4	65.0
55 years and over	36,494	5.9	37.4	15.9	8,577	25.2	38.3	65.9
55 to 64 years	25,342	6.1	39.4	15.4	5,818	26.5	40.5	65.5
65 years and over	11,152	5.6	32.8	17.0	2,759	22.6	33.7	67.0
Men, 16 years and over	82,346	5.4	40.2	13.4	17,113	25.8	41.6	62.1
16 to 24 years	9,491	1.2	32.9	3.7	540	21.5	39.5	54.4
25 to 54 years	53,773	6.1	41.7	14.6	12,363	26.5	42.5	62.3
25 to 34 years	18,814	5.2	40.8	12.7	3,806	25.6	41.9	61.2
35 to 44 years	18,849	6.6	42.2	15.7	4,703	26.6	42.7	62.3
45 to 54 years	16,111	6.5	42.3	15.4	3,854	27.2	42.9	63.4
55 years and over	19,082	5.4	39.3	13.7	4,210	24.5	39.3	62.3
55 to 64 years	12,992	5.5	41.6	13.2	2,742	26.0	42.0	61.9
65 years and over	6,090	5.2	34.5	15.2	1,469	21.7	34.2	63.4
Women, 16 years and over	75,442	6.5	36.1	18.1	18,755	26.3	38.6	68.0
16 to 24 years	9,546	1.8	28.5	6.4	757	22.9	37.0	61.8
25 to 54 years	48,484	7.5	37.9	19.7	13,631	26.6	39.1	67.9
25 to 34 years	16,592	6.9	37.4	18.4	4,331	26.4	38.9	67.7
35 to 44 years	16,822	8.0	37.5	21.3	5,047	26.6	38.5	69.2
45 to 54 years	15,070	7.5	38.8	19.4	4,253	26.7	40.0	66.7
55 years and over	17,413	6.5	35.3	18.5	4,367	26.0	37.3	69.5
55 to 64 years	12,351	6.7	37.1	18.1	3,077	27.0	39.1	69.0
65 years and over	5,062	6.0	30.8	19.5	1,290	23.6	33.1	71.1
Race and Hispanic or Latino ethnicity
White	115,723	6.0	38.2	15.7	26,715	26.0	40.0	65.1
Men	61,384	5.5	40.2	13.6	12,961	25.9	41.8	61.9
Women	54,340	6.6	35.9	18.5	13,754	26.2	38.3	68.4
Black or African American	19,906	4.5	38.7	11.6	3,256	27.4	40.8	67.1
Men	9,295	3.3	40.7	8.2	1,184	26.1	42.1	62.1
Women	10,611	5.5	36.9	14.8	2,073	28.0	40.0	70.1
Asian	12,863	8.3	38.5	21.5	4,129	25.7	40.2	64.0
Men	6,873	8.0	39.8	20.0	2,161	25.3	40.8	62.0
Women	5,990	8.6	37.0	23.2	1,968	26.2	39.6	66.2
Hispanic or Latino ethnicity	32,499	3.7	37.9	9.7	4,454	26.8	40.4	66.4
Men	17,557	3.0	39.6	7.6	2,009	26.2	42.7	61.3
Women	14,942	4.5	36.0	12.5	2,445	27.4	38.6	71.0
Disability status
With a disability	7,562	5.7	35.3	16.3	1,709	25.4	38.1	66.8
With no disability	150,226	5.9	38.4	15.5	34,160	26.1	40.2	65.0
Foreign born status
Foreign born	30,242	5.1	38.8	13.2	5,939	26.0	40.1	65.0
Native born	127,546	6.1	38.1	16.1	29,929	26.1	40.1	65.1
Marital status
Married, spouse present	80,388	7.2	39.4	18.2	22,108	26.1	40.1	65.2
Widowed, divorced, or separated(3)	22,247	5.6	38.7	14.4	4,777	26.0	40.0	64.9
Never married	55,153	4.2	36.2	11.7	8,983	25.9	39.9	64.9
Presence of children
With own children under 18	48,234	7.1	39.8	18.0	12,966	26.6	40.7	65.4
With no own children under 18	109,554	5.4	37.5	14.4	22,903	25.8	39.7	64.9
Educational attainment
Total, 25 years and over	138,752	6.5	39.2	16.6	34,572	26.2	40.1	65.3
Less than a high school diploma	7,360	1.1	37.2	3.0	307	27.1	38.3	70.7
High school graduates, no college(4)	33,278	2.5	38.9	6.5	3,047	27.6	39.3	70.2
Some college or associate degree	34,087	5.2	39.0	13.2	6,417	27.4	39.5	69.3
Bachelor's degree and higher(5)	64,027	10.0	39.8	25.0	24,801	25.7	40.4	63.6
Bachelor's degree only	38,560	10.0	39.7	25.2	14,323	26.9	40.6	66.4
Advanced degree	25,467	9.9	39.9	24.8	10,479	24.1	40.2	59.9
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: March 06, 2026