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

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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, September 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
Characteristic	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	34,679	17,694	16,985	100.0	51.0	49.0	25.4	16.1	35.0
Full-time workers	30,585	16,289	14,296	100.0	53.3	46.7	26.8	16.6	38.3
Part-time workers	4,094	1,405	2,689	100.0	34.3	65.7	14.9	9.9	17.5
Occupation
Management, professional, and related occupations	25,171	13,105	12,066	100.0	52.1	47.9	25.3	16.0	35.5
Management, business, and financial operations occupations	13,288	6,818	6,470	100.0	51.3	48.7	26.3	16.7	36.5
Management occupations	7,914	4,218	3,696	100.0	53.3	46.7	26.0	16.2	37.2
Business and financial operations occupations	5,374	2,600	2,773	100.0	48.4	51.6	26.9	17.7	35.5
Professional and related occupations	11,884	6,287	5,597	100.0	52.9	47.1	24.2	15.2	34.3
Computer and mathematical occupations	4,340	1,725	2,615	100.0	39.7	60.3	29.0	18.0	36.3
Architecture and engineering occupations	1,212	749	463	100.0	61.8	38.2	22.1	14.3	34.7
Life, physical, and social science occupations	594	361	233	100.0	60.8	39.2	21.8	16.3	30.2
Community and social services occupations	871	569	302	100.0	65.4	34.6	18.7	12.5	30.4
Legal occupations	866	565	301	100.0	65.2	34.8	21.4	15.9	31.7
Education, training, and library occupations	1,256	928	328	100.0	73.9	26.1	16.9	11.6	32.0
Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations	1,472	645	826	100.0	43.9	56.1	26.3	17.5	33.1
Healthcare practitioners and technical occupations	1,273	744	529	100.0	58.4	41.6	21.2	13.0	32.7
Service occupations	1,490	623	868	100.0	41.8	58.2	25.6	15.1	33.1
Healthcare support occupations	612	138	474	100.0	22.6	77.4	31.3	23.9	33.4
Protective service occupations	213	132	81	100.0	61.8	38.2	18.8	11.5	30.5
Food preparation and serving related occupations	110	72	38	100.0	65.8	34.2	18.7	-	-
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations	215	136	79	100.0	63.3	36.7	18.9	9.9	34.4
Personal care and service occupations	341	145	196	100.0	42.5	57.5	25.9	15.2	33.8
Sales and office occupations	6,961	3,377	3,584	100.0	48.5	51.5	25.8	16.7	34.4
Sales and related occupations	3,311	1,755	1,557	100.0	53.0	47.0	25.8	17.3	35.3
Office and administrative support occupations	3,650	1,623	2,027	100.0	44.5	55.5	25.9	16.1	33.8
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations	468	295	173	100.0	63.0	37.0	22.4	14.2	36.4
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations	73	11	63	100.0	-	-	-	-	-
Construction and extraction occupations	166	135	31	100.0	81.4	18.6	18.5	14.0	-
Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations	229	149	79	100.0	65.2	34.8	23.2	13.6	41.3
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations	588	295	294	100.0	50.1	49.9	22.5	15.0	30.1
Production occupations	352	144	208	100.0	41.0	59.0	24.9	17.6	30.0
Transportation and material moving occupations	236	150	86	100.0	63.6	36.4	19.0	12.5	30.3
Industry
Agriculture and related industries	360	80	280	100.0	22.1	77.9	32.9	17.5	37.3
Nonagricultural industries	34,319	17,615	16,704	100.0	51.3	48.7	25.3	16.1	35.0
Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction	68	39	29	100.0	-	-	-	-	-
Construction	1,085	730	355	100.0	67.3	32.7	19.8	14.2	31.2
Manufacturing	2,756	1,611	1,145	100.0	58.4	41.6	23.5	14.2	36.5
Durable goods manufacturing	1,860	1,108	752	100.0	59.6	40.4	23.6	14.4	37.2
Nondurable goods manufacturing	896	502	393	100.0	56.1	43.9	23.1	13.8	35.0
Wholesale and retail trade	2,416	1,329	1,087	100.0	55.0	45.0	24.6	15.8	35.5
Wholesale trade	731	424	307	100.0	58.0	42.0	24.5	15.1	37.5
Retail trade	1,685	905	780	100.0	53.7	46.3	24.7	16.1	34.7
Transportation and utilities	1,024	581	443	100.0	56.7	43.3	25.9	15.9	39.1
Transportation and warehousing	687	360	327	100.0	52.4	47.6	27.8	16.1	40.6
Utilities	337	221	116	100.0	65.6	34.4	22.2	15.4	35.1
Information	1,566	715	852	100.0	45.6	54.4	29.2	19.8	37.1
Financial activities	5,732	2,835	2,896	100.0	49.5	50.5	26.7	17.4	35.9
Finance and insurance	4,566	2,143	2,423	100.0	46.9	53.1	27.7	17.3	36.9
Real estate and rental and leasing	1,165	692	473	100.0	59.4	40.6	22.7	17.5	30.5
Professional and business services	9,046	3,636	5,410	100.0	40.2	59.8	28.0	18.0	34.7
Professional and technical services	7,593	2,970	4,623	100.0	39.1	60.9	28.5	18.6	34.8
Management, administrative, and waste services	1,453	667	787	100.0	45.9	54.1	25.4	15.1	34.1
Education and health services	6,273	3,492	2,781	100.0	55.7	44.3	23.3	14.4	34.5
Educational services	2,242	1,539	703	100.0	68.6	31.4	18.7	12.7	31.9
Health care and social assistance	4,031	1,953	2,078	100.0	48.4	51.6	25.8	15.7	35.3
Hospitals	1,218	597	621	100.0	49.0	51.0	26.5	16.3	36.3
Health services, except hospitals	2,066	972	1,094	100.0	47.1	52.9	25.5	14.9	35.0
Social assistance	748	384	363	100.0	51.4	48.6	25.4	16.5	34.8
Leisure and hospitality	1,029	603	426	100.0	58.6	41.4	22.3	15.2	32.2
Arts, entertainment, and recreation	616	326	291	100.0	52.8	47.2	23.4	15.8	31.9
Accommodation and food services	413	277	136	100.0	67.1	32.9	20.5	14.5	32.8
Other services	1,493	874	619	100.0	58.5	41.5	22.3	14.6	33.1
Other services, except private households	1,433	852	581	100.0	59.4	40.6	22.0	14.8	32.7
Private households	60	22	38	100.0	-	-	-	-	-
Public administration	1,830	1,170	660	100.0	63.9	36.1	21.5	15.2	32.5
Class of worker(2)
Wage and salary workers, excluding incorporated self-employed	28,902	15,248	13,655	100.0	52.8	47.2	25.3	15.9	35.9
Private industries	25,410	12,937	12,473	100.0	50.9	49.1	26.0	16.2	36.2
Government	3,492	2,310	1,182	100.0	66.2	33.8	20.5	14.0	33.1
Federal	742	408	334	100.0	55.0	45.0	23.1	14.2	34.0
State	1,822	1,180	642	100.0	64.7	35.3	21.6	15.6	32.8
Local	928	723	206	100.0	77.8	22.2	16.0	11.4	32.3
Self-employed workers	5,769	2,442	3,327	100.0	42.3	57.7	25.4	17.3	31.4
Self-employed workers, incorporated	2,770	1,358	1,411	100.0	49.0	51.0	26.5	18.2	34.5
Self-employed workers, unincorporated	2,999	1,083	1,916	100.0	36.1	63.9	24.5	16.1	29.2
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. Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of January data. 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). 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: October 02, 2026