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, April 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	158,578	5.8	38.3	15.1	34,414	26.7	40.2	66.5
16 to 24 years	19,114	1.3	30.8	4.1	1,116	21.8	37.2	58.5
16 to 19 years	5,044	0.4	22.7	1.7	106	18.9	26.7	70.8
20 to 24 years	14,070	1.6	33.7	4.7	1,010	22.0	38.3	57.6
25 to 54 years	102,876	6.6	40.0	16.6	25,066	27.3	41.1	66.5
25 to 34 years	35,722	5.9	39.2	14.9	7,815	26.7	40.3	66.4
35 to 44 years	35,966	7.4	40.3	18.4	9,713	27.5	41.2	66.7
45 to 54 years	31,188	6.7	40.7	16.4	7,537	27.6	41.7	66.3
55 years and over	36,588	5.8	37.5	15.4	8,232	25.7	37.9	67.8
55 to 64 years	25,534	6.0	39.5	15.1	5,587	27.3	40.6	67.2
65 years and over	11,054	5.3	32.7	16.3	2,645	22.3	32.3	69.2
Men, 16 years and over	82,987	5.1	40.2	12.8	16,122	26.4	41.7	63.3
16 to 24 years	9,744	1.2	33.0	3.5	489	22.9	41.5	55.2
25 to 54 years	54,226	5.9	41.9	14.1	11,803	27.1	42.6	63.5
25 to 34 years	19,121	5.0	40.7	12.3	3,632	26.3	41.2	63.9
35 to 44 years	18,934	6.7	42.3	15.8	4,664	27.1	43.0	63.0
45 to 54 years	16,171	6.0	42.7	14.1	3,506	27.8	43.7	63.7
55 years and over	19,017	5.0	39.1	12.8	3,830	24.9	38.9	64.0
55 to 64 years	13,142	5.0	41.3	12.1	2,470	26.7	42.0	63.5
65 years and over	5,875	5.0	34.3	14.6	1,360	21.7	33.3	65.0
Women, 16 years and over	75,591	6.5	36.3	18.0	18,292	27.0	38.8	69.6
16 to 24 years	9,370	1.4	28.4	4.9	627	20.8	33.8	61.6
25 to 54 years	48,649	7.5	38.0	19.7	13,263	27.5	39.6	69.4
25 to 34 years	16,601	6.8	37.4	18.3	4,183	27.1	39.5	68.7
35 to 44 years	17,032	8.3	38.0	21.7	5,049	27.9	39.6	70.5
45 to 54 years	15,017	7.4	38.6	19.1	4,031	27.4	39.9	68.8
55 years and over	17,572	6.6	35.7	18.5	4,402	26.4	37.1	71.2
55 to 64 years	12,392	7.0	37.7	18.5	3,117	27.8	39.5	70.4
65 years and over	5,179	5.7	30.9	18.5	1,286	23.0	31.2	73.9
Race and Hispanic or Latino ethnicity
White	116,175	5.8	38.2	15.3	25,644	26.5	40.0	66.1
Men	61,726	5.2	40.2	12.9	12,199	26.2	41.7	62.7
Women	54,449	6.6	35.9	18.4	13,445	26.7	38.5	69.4
Black or African American	20,017	4.7	38.9	12.1	3,234	29.3	41.6	70.4
Men	9,523	3.4	40.3	8.5	1,153	28.4	43.1	66.0
Women	10,494	5.9	37.7	15.6	2,081	29.7	40.7	73.0
Asian	12,911	7.7	38.5	19.9	3,799	26.0	39.6	65.8
Men	6,753	7.7	39.7	19.4	1,997	26.0	40.4	64.4
Women	6,159	7.6	37.1	20.6	1,802	26.1	38.7	67.3
Hispanic or Latino ethnicity	33,075	3.5	38.1	9.2	4,177	27.8	40.5	68.7
Men	17,919	2.7	39.7	6.8	1,801	27.0	41.9	64.5
Women	15,156	4.5	36.3	12.3	2,376	28.4	39.4	72.2
Disability status
With a disability	7,518	5.4	35.0	15.5	1,609	25.4	38.2	66.5
With no disability	151,060	5.8	38.5	15.1	32,806	26.8	40.3	66.5
Foreign born status
Foreign born	30,834	4.8	38.8	12.4	5,540	26.7	39.7	67.3
Native born	127,744	6.0	38.2	15.8	28,874	26.7	40.3	66.4
Marital status
Married, spouse present	80,925	7.0	39.5	17.8	21,512	26.5	40.0	66.3
Widowed, divorced, or separated(3)	21,688	5.8	39.1	14.7	4,474	27.9	40.7	68.6
Never married	55,965	4.0	36.3	11.1	8,428	26.7	40.4	66.1
Presence of children
With own children under 18	48,529	7.1	39.9	17.8	12,523	27.6	40.8	67.7
With no own children under 18	110,049	5.2	37.6	13.9	21,891	26.3	39.9	65.9
Educational attainment
Total, 25 years and over	139,464	6.4	39.4	16.3	33,298	26.9	40.3	66.8
Less than a high school diploma	7,787	1.2	37.3	3.2	318	28.9	37.9	76.4
High school graduates, no college(4)	34,365	2.8	39.0	7.3	3,304	29.6	40.0	74.0
Some college or associate degree	33,440	4.8	39.5	12.2	5,840	27.6	40.4	68.4
Bachelor's degree and higher(5)	63,872	9.8	39.7	24.7	23,836	26.3	40.3	65.3
Bachelor's degree only	38,813	9.7	39.6	24.6	13,738	27.5	40.6	67.9
Advanced degree	25,059	9.9	40.0	24.9	10,098	24.7	40.0	61.7
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: May 08, 2026