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, January 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	158,098	6.0	38.2	15.8	36,288	26.3	39.9	65.8
16 to 24 years	18,673	1.5	31.0	4.7	1,310	21.0	35.4	59.2
16 to 19 years	4,903	0.6	22.9	2.5	158	18.0	22.4	80.3
20 to 24 years	13,770	1.8	34.0	5.3	1,152	21.4	37.2	57.5
25 to 54 years	103,207	6.8	39.9	17.1	26,225	26.8	40.8	65.5
25 to 34 years	34,957	6.0	39.2	15.4	7,963	26.5	40.7	65.0
35 to 44 years	36,310	7.3	39.9	18.3	9,923	26.7	40.5	66.0
45 to 54 years	31,940	7.1	40.4	17.4	8,340	27.0	41.2	65.5
55 years and over	36,218	6.2	37.2	16.6	8,753	25.6	38.0	67.4
55 to 64 years	25,299	6.3	39.1	16.2	6,021	26.7	39.9	66.8
65 years and over	10,919	5.8	32.8	17.8	2,732	23.3	33.7	69.1
Men, 16 years and over	83,423	5.5	40.1	13.8	17,621	26.2	41.2	63.6
16 to 24 years	9,324	1.4	33.3	4.3	593	22.4	36.7	61.0
25 to 54 years	54,779	6.3	41.6	15.1	12,803	26.8	42.2	63.6
25 to 34 years	18,698	5.5	40.8	13.4	3,866	26.4	41.7	63.3
35 to 44 years	19,341	6.6	41.8	15.7	4,768	26.7	42.3	63.1
45 to 54 years	16,740	6.8	42.3	16.1	4,169	27.4	42.5	64.4
55 years and over	19,320	5.4	39.1	13.9	4,225	24.9	38.8	64.1
55 to 64 years	13,332	5.5	41.2	13.3	2,771	26.4	41.5	63.5
65 years and over	5,988	5.4	34.5	15.5	1,455	22.0	33.6	65.6
Women, 16 years and over	74,676	6.6	36.1	18.2	18,667	26.3	38.8	67.9
16 to 24 years	9,349	1.5	28.8	5.3	717	19.8	34.4	57.6
25 to 54 years	48,428	7.4	37.9	19.5	13,423	26.7	39.5	67.5
25 to 34 years	16,260	6.7	37.4	17.9	4,097	26.6	39.9	66.7
35 to 44 years	16,968	8.1	37.8	21.5	5,155	26.8	38.9	68.8
45 to 54 years	15,200	7.3	38.4	19.0	4,171	26.7	39.9	66.8
55 years and over	16,898	7.0	35.0	20.1	4,528	26.3	37.2	70.6
55 to 64 years	11,967	7.3	36.7	19.9	3,250	26.9	38.6	69.8
65 years and over	4,931	6.4	30.7	20.8	1,277	24.7	33.8	73.1
Race and Hispanic or Latino ethnicity
White	119,376	6.0	38.1	15.9	27,647	26.1	39.8	65.6
Men	64,117	5.5	40.1	13.7	13,559	25.9	41.3	62.8
Women	55,259	6.7	35.7	18.7	14,087	26.2	38.3	68.5
Black or African American	20,171	4.8	38.9	12.3	3,439	28.0	41.4	67.7
Men	9,539	3.9	40.4	9.6	1,315	28.1	42.0	66.8
Women	10,631	5.6	37.5	14.9	2,124	28.0	41.1	68.3
Asian	11,934	9.0	38.3	23.4	4,067	26.3	39.8	66.1
Men	6,329	9.2	39.7	23.3	2,224	26.3	40.2	65.4
Women	5,606	8.7	36.8	23.5	1,843	26.4	39.5	66.8
Hispanic or Latino ethnicity	32,202	3.4	37.7	8.9	4,095	26.5	40.0	66.1
Men	17,897	2.6	39.5	6.6	1,793	26.0	41.9	62.0
Women	14,305	4.3	35.4	12.2	2,302	26.9	38.6	69.6
Disability status
With a disability	7,743	5.2	35.1	14.9	1,677	24.2	36.7	65.9
With no disability	150,355	6.1	38.4	15.8	34,611	26.4	40.1	65.8
Foreign born status
Foreign born	30,682	5.1	38.6	13.2	5,937	26.4	40.3	65.5
Native born	127,416	6.2	38.1	16.4	30,351	26.2	39.9	65.8
Marital status
Married, spouse present	81,033	7.2	39.4	18.4	22,431	26.2	39.8	65.7
Widowed, divorced, or separated(3)	22,012	5.6	38.5	14.6	4,633	26.7	39.9	67.1
Never married	55,053	4.4	36.3	12.1	9,224	26.2	40.2	65.2
Presence of children
With own children under 18	49,528	7.1	39.8	17.9	13,299	26.5	40.5	65.4
With no own children under 18	108,570	5.5	37.5	14.8	22,989	26.1	39.6	66.0
Educational attainment
Total, 25 years and over	139,425	6.6	39.2	17.0	34,978	26.5	40.1	66.0
Less than a high school diploma	8,090	1.3	37.1	3.5	357	29.2	41.5	70.5
High school graduates, no college(4)	34,077	2.5	38.7	6.4	3,024	28.0	39.3	71.3
Some college or associate degree	33,605	5.2	38.9	13.3	6,341	27.4	39.7	69.0
Bachelor's degree and higher(5)	63,653	10.3	39.8	25.9	25,256	26.0	40.3	64.5
Bachelor's degree only	38,882	10.2	39.7	25.7	14,580	27.2	40.5	67.2
Advanced degree	24,771	10.5	39.9	26.3	10,676	24.3	40.0	60.9
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.

Last Modified Date: February 11, 2026