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, September 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	158,451	5.5	36.9	15.0	34,679	25.4	37.7	67.2
16 to 24 years	19,195	1.1	30.9	3.6	1,092	19.6	33.2	59.1
16 to 19 years	5,181	0.4	22.7	1.6	104	18.1	20.6	88.1
20 to 24 years	14,015	1.4	33.9	4.1	988	19.8	34.5	57.2
25 to 54 years	102,442	6.3	38.3	16.4	25,074	25.7	38.4	66.9
25 to 34 years	35,274	5.4	37.8	14.3	7,487	25.5	37.6	67.7
35 to 44 years	36,105	6.7	38.4	17.5	9,454	25.6	38.3	67.0
45 to 54 years	31,063	6.8	38.8	17.6	8,133	26.0	39.4	66.1
55 years and over	36,814	5.8	36.1	16.0	8,513	25.0	36.1	69.2
55 to 64 years	25,608	5.9	37.8	15.6	5,860	25.8	37.9	68.1
65 years and over	11,206	5.5	32.2	17.1	2,653	23.3	32.3	72.0
Men, 16 years and over	83,479	5.1	38.7	13.3	16,770	25.6	39.3	65.1
16 to 24 years	9,926	1.0	32.6	3.1	473	21.0	36.2	58.1
25 to 54 years	54,048	5.8	40.1	14.4	12,094	25.9	39.9	64.8
25 to 34 years	18,826	4.8	39.5	12.2	3,550	25.5	39.0	65.3
35 to 44 years	19,016	6.2	40.2	15.3	4,509	26.0	39.7	65.4
45 to 54 years	16,206	6.5	40.7	16.0	4,035	26.2	41.1	63.8
55 years and over	19,506	5.4	37.9	14.4	4,203	25.3	37.9	66.8
55 to 64 years	13,363	5.5	39.6	13.9	2,836	25.9	39.7	65.3
65 years and over	6,142	5.3	34.1	15.6	1,367	23.9	34.0	70.5
Women, 16 years and over	74,972	6.0	34.9	17.2	17,910	25.1	36.2	69.4
16 to 24 years	9,270	1.2	29.1	4.3	619	18.6	30.9	60.0
25 to 54 years	48,395	6.9	36.3	18.9	12,980	25.6	37.0	69.0
25 to 34 years	16,448	6.1	35.8	17.1	3,938	25.5	36.4	70.1
35 to 44 years	17,089	7.3	36.4	20.1	4,945	25.3	36.9	68.5
45 to 54 years	14,857	7.1	36.7	19.4	4,098	25.9	37.7	68.6
55 years and over	17,308	6.2	34.1	18.0	4,310	24.7	34.4	71.8
55 to 64 years	12,244	6.3	35.9	17.7	3,024	25.6	36.1	71.1
65 years and over	5,064	5.7	30.0	19.1	1,286	22.5	30.5	73.9
Race and Hispanic or Latino ethnicity
White	115,762	5.7	36.8	15.4	26,092	25.1	37.6	66.8
Men	61,990	5.2	38.8	13.5	12,718	25.5	39.4	64.6
Women	53,772	6.1	34.5	17.8	13,374	24.7	35.8	69.0
Black or African American	19,927	4.1	37.8	10.8	2,999	27.2	39.4	69.0
Men	9,677	3.1	39.0	7.8	1,132	26.1	41.6	62.8
Women	10,250	5.1	36.7	13.8	1,867	27.8	38.1	73.0
Asian	13,079	7.7	36.8	20.9	3,850	26.1	37.7	69.2
Men	6,767	8.2	38.1	21.6	2,097	26.6	38.4	69.2
Women	6,312	7.1	35.4	20.0	1,753	25.5	36.9	69.1
Hispanic or Latino ethnicity	33,586	3.2	37.2	8.6	4,287	25.1	38.0	66.0
Men	18,477	2.5	38.8	6.5	1,962	23.9	39.6	60.4
Women	15,109	4.0	35.2	11.4	2,324	26.1	36.7	71.2
Disability status
With a disability	7,899	6.3	34.2	18.3	1,924	25.7	36.3	71.0
With no disability	150,553	5.5	37.0	14.9	32,755	25.3	37.8	67.0
Foreign born status
Foreign born	30,368	4.8	37.7	12.7	5,576	26.2	38.3	68.4
Native born	128,084	5.7	36.7	15.6	29,103	25.2	37.6	67.0
Marital status
Married, spouse present	80,818	6.9	37.9	18.3	21,994	25.5	37.9	67.2
Widowed, divorced, or separated(3)	21,321	5.3	37.0	14.2	4,381	25.6	37.5	68.3
Never married	56,312	3.7	35.5	10.4	8,305	24.9	37.3	66.8
Presence of children
With own children under 18	47,858	6.6	38.2	17.2	12,405	25.4	38.3	66.2
With no own children under 18	110,593	5.1	36.3	14.0	22,274	25.3	37.3	67.8
Educational attainment
Total, 25 years and over	139,256	6.2	37.7	16.3	33,587	25.5	37.8	67.5
Less than a high school diploma	7,656	1.3	37.5	3.4	335	28.7	39.1	73.3
High school graduates, no college(4)	33,698	2.3	38.0	6.0	2,804	27.2	37.9	71.8
Some college or associate degree	33,290	4.8	37.7	12.9	6,032	26.7	37.9	70.6
Bachelor's degree and higher(5)	64,612	9.4	37.6	25.1	24,416	25.0	37.8	66.1
Bachelor's degree only	39,243	9.2	37.4	24.7	14,120	25.7	37.8	67.9
Advanced degree	25,369	9.8	38.0	25.8	10,296	24.1	37.9	63.6
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: October 02, 2026