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Labor Force Statistics from the Current Population Survey
HOUSEHOLD DATA
NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED
A-46. People who teleworked or worked at home for pay and average weekly hours teleworked by usual full- or part-time status, occupation, industry, and class of worker, January 2026
[Numbers in thousands]
Characteristic Number of people who teleworked or
worked at home for pay
Percent distribution of people who
teleworked or worked at home for pay
Average weekly hours teleworked or worked
at home for pay
Total Teleworked
some hours(1)
Teleworked all
hours
Total Teleworked
some hours(1)
Teleworked all
hours
Total Teleworked
some hours(1)
Teleworked all
hours

Usual full- or part-time status

Total, 16 years and over

36,288 19,399 16,889 100.0 53.5 46.5 26.3 16.9 37.0

Full-time workers

31,991 17,971 14,020 100.0 56.2 43.8 27.8 17.5 41.0

Part-time workers

4,297 1,427 2,870 100.0 33.2 66.8 14.9 9.8 17.4

Occupation

Management, professional, and related occupations

26,338 14,693 11,645 100.0 55.8 44.2 26.0 17.0 37.4

Management, business, and financial operations occupations

13,573 7,353 6,220 100.0 54.2 45.8 27.1 18.0 38.0

Management occupations

7,914 4,614 3,299 100.0 58.3 41.7 26.0 17.5 38.0

Business and financial operations occupations

5,659 2,739 2,920 100.0 48.4 51.6 28.7 18.7 38.0

Professional and related occupations

12,765 7,340 5,425 100.0 57.5 42.5 24.9 16.1 36.8

Computer and mathematical occupations

4,269 1,856 2,413 100.0 43.5 56.5 30.7 18.3 40.3

Architecture and engineering occupations

1,470 989 481 100.0 67.3 32.7 22.9 15.8 37.5

Life, physical, and social science occupations

683 472 210 100.0 69.2 30.8 20.5 14.9 33.1

Community and social services occupations

1,089 812 277 100.0 74.6 25.4 19.5 14.6 33.6

Legal occupations

985 700 285 100.0 71.1 28.9 22.1 16.4 36.2

Education, training, and library occupations

1,318 921 396 100.0 69.9 30.1 19.2 15.2 28.6

Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations

1,576 738 838 100.0 46.8 53.2 26.1 17.5 33.6

Healthcare practitioners and technical occupations

1,375 851 524 100.0 61.9 38.1 21.4 13.1 34.9

Service occupations

1,356 517 839 100.0 38.1 61.9 27.6 15.8 34.8

Healthcare support occupations

588 155 433 100.0 26.3 73.7 31.0 17.2 35.9

Protective service occupations

160 105 56 100.0 65.3 34.7 22.9 14.7 -

Food preparation and serving related occupations

66 54 12 100.0 - - - - -

Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations

123 78 45 100.0 63.3 36.7 20.1 11.9 -

Personal care and service occupations

419 126 294 100.0 30.0 70.0 28.9 17.9 33.5

Sales and office occupations

7,433 3,530 3,903 100.0 47.5 52.5 27.3 17.1 36.6

Sales and related occupations

3,208 1,685 1,522 100.0 52.5 47.5 26.9 17.6 37.2

Office and administrative support occupations

4,225 1,845 2,381 100.0 43.7 56.3 27.6 16.6 36.2

Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations

492 311 181 100.0 63.3 36.7 21.3 14.4 33.2

Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations

51 13 38 100.0 - - - - -

Construction and extraction occupations

252 178 74 100.0 70.6 29.4 20.0 13.0 -

Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations

190 121 69 100.0 63.8 36.2 21.3 17.4 -

Production, transportation, and material moving occupations

670 347 322 100.0 51.9 48.1 24.2 14.6 34.5

Production occupations

375 170 205 100.0 45.4 54.6 24.9 15.9 32.4

Transportation and material moving occupations

294 177 117 100.0 60.2 39.8 23.2 13.4 38.0

Industry

Agriculture and related industries

272 95 177 100.0 35.0 65.0 27.1 18.2 31.9

Nonagricultural industries

36,016 19,303 16,713 100.0 53.6 46.4 26.3 16.9 37.1

Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction

91 60 31 100.0 66.3 33.7 22.5 - -

Construction

1,263 835 427 100.0 66.2 33.8 22.4 16.3 34.5

Manufacturing

3,111 1,825 1,285 100.0 58.7 41.3 25.5 16.0 39.1

Durable goods manufacturing

2,218 1,336 883 100.0 60.2 39.8 25.2 15.7 39.6

Nondurable goods manufacturing

892 489 403 100.0 54.9 45.1 26.2 16.6 37.9

Wholesale and retail trade

2,424 1,364 1,060 100.0 56.3 43.7 24.7 15.8 36.3

Wholesale trade

746 447 299 100.0 59.9 40.1 25.7 16.0 40.1

Retail trade

1,678 917 761 100.0 54.7 45.3 24.3 15.7 34.7

Transportation and utilities

1,124 633 491 100.0 56.3 43.7 25.9 15.5 39.4

Transportation and warehousing

695 373 322 100.0 53.6 46.4 25.4 14.4 38.2

Utilities

428 260 169 100.0 60.7 39.3 26.7 17.0 41.7

Information

1,357 549 808 100.0 40.5 59.5 29.8 17.6 38.2

Financial activities

6,102 3,121 2,981 100.0 51.1 48.9 28.3 18.9 38.1

Finance and insurance

4,849 2,360 2,489 100.0 48.7 51.3 29.2 18.7 39.1

Real estate and rental and leasing

1,253 761 492 100.0 60.7 39.3 24.9 19.6 33.2

Professional and business services

9,735 4,474 5,261 100.0 46.0 54.0 29.1 18.5 38.1

Professional and technical services

8,424 3,847 4,577 100.0 45.7 54.3 29.4 18.9 38.3

Management, administrative, and waste services

1,310 627 684 100.0 47.8 52.2 26.8 16.2 36.6

Education and health services

6,868 4,025 2,844 100.0 58.6 41.4 23.8 15.6 35.4

Educational services

2,516 1,714 802 100.0 68.1 31.9 21.0 15.1 33.5

Health care and social assistance

4,352 2,311 2,042 100.0 53.1 46.9 25.4 15.9 36.1

Hospitals

1,247 727 521 100.0 58.3 41.7 25.2 15.9 38.2

Health services, except hospitals

2,199 1,062 1,137 100.0 48.3 51.7 25.8 15.6 35.3

Social assistance

906 522 385 100.0 57.6 42.4 24.8 16.7 35.7

Leisure and hospitality

871 484 387 100.0 55.6 44.4 21.5 14.8 30.0

Arts, entertainment, and recreation

504 230 274 100.0 45.6 54.4 22.4 14.9 28.7

Accommodation and food services

367 254 113 100.0 69.2 30.8 20.4 14.8 33.1

Other services

1,313 793 520 100.0 60.4 39.6 20.8 14.3 30.7

Other services, except private households

1,269 780 489 100.0 61.4 38.6 20.8 14.5 30.8

Private households

44 13 30 100.0 - - - - -

Public administration

1,758 1,140 618 100.0 64.8 35.2 23.5 16.4 36.6

Class of worker(2)

Wage and salary workers, excluding incorporated self-employed

30,580 16,848 13,732 100.0 55.1 44.9 26.6 16.8 38.6

Private industries

27,073 14,505 12,568 100.0 53.6 46.4 27.1 16.9 38.8

Government

3,507 2,343 1,165 100.0 66.8 33.2 22.8 16.1 36.2

Federal

645 317 328 100.0 49.2 50.8 25.6 14.8 35.9

State

1,971 1,319 652 100.0 66.9 33.1 23.7 17.3 36.6

Local

891 706 184 100.0 79.3 20.7 18.7 14.3 35.5

Self-employed workers

5,697 2,551 3,146 100.0 44.8 55.2 24.5 17.5 30.3

Self-employed workers, incorporated

2,494 1,290 1,205 100.0 51.7 48.3 24.5 17.1 32.4

Self-employed workers, unincorporated

3,202 1,261 1,941 100.0 39.4 60.6 24.6 17.9 28.9

Footnotes
(1) Includes people who teleworked for some but not all of their work hours.
(2) Unpaid family workers are included in total employed, but not shown separately.

NOTE: Usual full- or part-time status refers to hours at all jobs combined; full time is 35 hours or more per week, and part time is less than 35 hours. Occupation, industry, and class of worker refer to a person's main or sole job. Data are not seasonally adjusted. Effective with January 2025 data, industries reflect the introduction of the 2022 Census industry classification system, derived from the 2022 North American Industry Classification System (NAICS). No historical data have been revised. Data for 2025 are not strictly comparable with earlier years. Dash indicates no data or data that do not meet publication criteria (values not shown where base is less than 75,000).

 

Last Modified Date: February 11, 2026