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, March 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	157,838	5.9	38.2	15.5	35,705	26.2	40.0	65.6
16 to 24 years	19,081	1.4	30.4	4.5	1,271	20.6	36.2	56.8
16 to 19 years	5,011	0.6	22.5	2.5	130	21.7	27.9	77.5
20 to 24 years	14,070	1.7	33.3	5.0	1,140	20.4	37.1	55.0
25 to 54 years	102,326	6.7	39.9	16.9	25,648	26.9	40.8	65.8
25 to 34 years	35,351	5.8	39.3	14.9	7,897	26.1	40.5	64.6
35 to 44 years	35,673	7.4	40.2	18.5	9,739	27.3	40.7	67.1
45 to 54 years	31,302	6.9	40.4	17.2	8,011	27.1	41.3	65.6
55 years and over	36,431	6.1	37.5	16.3	8,787	25.3	38.2	66.2
55 to 64 years	25,408	6.2	39.5	15.7	6,047	26.1	40.3	64.7
65 years and over	11,023	5.9	32.9	17.8	2,740	23.6	33.6	70.2
Men, 16 years and over	82,594	5.4	40.1	13.4	16,960	26.1	41.7	62.5
16 to 24 years	9,680	1.4	32.6	4.3	638	21.2	37.5	56.5
25 to 54 years	53,753	6.0	41.8	14.4	12,054	26.9	42.8	62.7
25 to 34 years	18,670	5.1	41.0	12.4	3,638	26.0	42.0	62.0
35 to 44 years	18,956	6.6	42.3	15.5	4,583	27.1	42.8	63.3
45 to 54 years	16,127	6.5	42.3	15.4	3,832	27.3	43.6	62.7
55 years and over	19,161	5.5	39.1	14.1	4,268	24.7	39.3	62.7
55 to 64 years	13,232	5.5	41.2	13.4	2,819	25.9	41.7	62.2
65 years and over	5,929	5.4	34.3	15.9	1,449	22.3	34.8	64.0
Women, 16 years and over	75,244	6.6	36.2	18.2	18,744	26.4	38.4	68.7
16 to 24 years	9,401	1.3	28.2	4.8	632	19.9	34.9	57.2
25 to 54 years	48,574	7.5	37.8	19.9	13,594	26.9	39.0	68.8
25 to 34 years	16,681	6.7	37.4	17.9	4,259	26.2	39.2	66.9
35 to 44 years	16,717	8.5	37.8	22.4	5,156	27.4	38.8	70.7
45 to 54 years	15,176	7.4	38.3	19.3	4,179	26.8	39.2	68.5
55 years and over	17,269	6.8	35.8	18.9	4,518	25.9	37.1	69.8
55 to 64 years	12,176	6.9	37.6	18.5	3,228	26.2	39.0	67.1
65 years and over	5,094	6.4	31.3	20.3	1,291	25.1	32.3	77.8
Race and Hispanic or Latino ethnicity
White	115,801	6.1	38.2	15.9	26,861	26.2	40.0	65.5
Men	61,760	5.6	40.1	13.9	13,181	26.2	41.9	62.5
Women	54,042	6.6	35.9	18.5	13,680	26.2	38.1	68.7
Black or African American	20,057	4.5	38.6	11.7	3,225	28.0	40.2	69.8
Men	9,343	3.3	40.2	8.2	1,182	26.1	41.2	63.2
Women	10,714	5.6	37.3	15.0	2,044	29.2	39.6	73.8
Asian	12,932	7.9	38.5	20.5	4,025	25.4	39.8	63.8
Men	6,852	7.4	39.7	18.5	1,998	25.2	40.6	62.2
Women	6,081	8.5	37.2	22.9	2,027	25.5	39.0	65.4
Hispanic or Latino ethnicity	32,962	3.5	37.7	9.2	4,321	26.6	39.6	67.2
Men	17,751	2.7	39.6	6.9	1,912	25.2	41.2	61.2
Women	15,211	4.4	35.5	12.3	2,409	27.7	38.3	72.3
Disability status
With a disability	7,625	6.0	34.8	17.3	1,862	24.6	37.3	66.0
With no disability	150,214	5.9	38.4	15.5	33,843	26.3	40.1	65.6
Foreign born status
Foreign born	31,049	5.0	38.7	13.0	5,905	26.5	40.2	65.9
Native born	126,790	6.2	38.1	16.2	29,799	26.2	40.0	65.6
Marital status
Married, spouse present	80,976	7.2	39.4	18.3	22,212	26.3	39.9	65.7
Widowed, divorced, or separated(3)	21,918	5.9	39.0	15.2	4,835	26.8	40.0	67.1
Never married	54,945	4.1	36.2	11.3	8,657	25.9	40.2	64.6
Presence of children
With own children under 18	48,916	7.2	39.8	18.1	13,131	26.8	40.4	66.4
With no own children under 18	108,923	5.4	37.5	14.3	22,573	25.9	39.7	65.2
Educational attainment
Total, 25 years and over	138,757	6.6	39.3	16.7	34,434	26.5	40.1	65.9
Less than a high school diploma	7,674	1.3	37.7	3.5	346	29.1	37.0	78.7
High school graduates, no college(4)	33,582	2.6	38.7	6.7	3,133	27.8	38.8	71.7
Some college or associate degree	33,665	5.2	39.2	13.1	6,245	27.8	39.8	69.7
Bachelor's degree and higher(5)	63,837	10.0	39.8	25.2	24,711	25.9	40.4	64.1
Bachelor's degree only	38,443	9.9	39.9	24.8	14,143	26.9	40.6	66.2
Advanced degree	25,394	10.2	39.8	25.7	10,568	24.6	40.1	61.3
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: April 03, 2026