U.S. telework participation by worker and job characteristics

Monthly telework participation by age, sex, race, education, occupation, industry, and other worker characteristics from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

July 31, 2026Release 2026-07Revision 1

Latest finding

22.2% of people at work teleworked for pay in July 2026

What changed: The latest BLS tables cover 131 published worker, occupation, industry, and schedule rows. Counts are in thousands and data are not seasonally adjusted.

People who teleworked22.2%Release value

People who teleworked34,079,000Release value

Teleworked all hours11%Release value

Release chartAge and sex

22.2%Total, 16 years and over

Breakdown

Age and sex

key	label	telework percent	all hours percent	some hours percent	teleworked thousands
total-16-years-and-over	Total, 16 years and over	22.2	11	11.2	34,079
16-to-24-years	16 to 24 years	5.9	2.1	3.7	1,199
16-to-19-years	16 to 19 years	3.4	1.3	2.1	207
20-to-24-years	20 to 24 years	6.9	2.5	4.4	992
25-to-54-years	25 to 54 years	24.8	12	12.8	24,302
25-to-34-years	25 to 34 years	21.7	9.9	11.8	7,474
35-to-44-years	35 to 44 years	27.5	14	13.5	9,463
45-to-54-years	45 to 54 years	25.3	12.2	13.1	7,365
55-years-and-over	55 years and over	24.5	13.5	11	8,578
55-to-64-years	55 to 64 years	24.3	12.6	11.7	5,895
65-years-and-over	65 years and over	25	15.4	9.6	2,683
men-16-years-and-over	Men, 16 years and over	19.6	9	10.6	16,112
16-to-24-years	16 to 24 years	5.3	1.6	3.7	571
25-to-54-years	25 to 54 years	21.5	9.7	11.8	11,336
25-to-34-years	25 to 34 years	18.3	8.3	10	3,413
35-to-44-years	35 to 44 years	24.2	11.3	12.9	4,482
45-to-54-years	45 to 54 years	22.1	9.4	12.7	3,441
55-years-and-over	55 years and over	22.4	11.2	11.2	4,205
55-to-64-years	55 to 64 years	21.7	10.1	11.6	2,795
65-years-and-over	65 years and over	23.9	13.7	10.2	1,410
women-16-years-and-over	Women, 16 years and over	25.3	13.4	11.8	17,967
16-to-24-years	16 to 24 years	6.5	2.7	3.8	628
25-to-54-years	25 to 54 years	28.7	14.8	13.9	12,966
25-to-34-years	25 to 34 years	25.7	11.8	13.9	4,062
35-to-44-years	35 to 44 years	31.4	17.2	14.1	4,981
45-to-54-years	45 to 54 years	28.9	15.3	13.6	3,923
55-years-and-over	55 years and over	26.9	16.1	10.8	4,373
55-to-64-years	55 to 64 years	27.2	15.5	11.7	3,100
65-years-and-over	65 years and over	26.3	17.4	8.9	1,273

Breakdown

Race and Hispanic or Latino ethnicity

key	label	telework percent	all hours percent	some hours percent	teleworked thousands
white	White	22.7	11.3	11.4	25,347
men	Men	19.9	9.2	10.7	12,092
women	Women	26.1	13.8	12.3	13,255
black-or-african-american	Black or African American	14.9	8	6.8	2,891
men	Men	10.8	5.1	5.8	1,033
women	Women	18.8	10.9	7.9	1,858
asian	Asian	31.9	14.9	17	3,975
men	Men	32.2	14.4	17.8	2,121
women	Women	31.5	15.5	16.1	1,854
hispanic-or-latino-ethnicity	Hispanic or Latino ethnicity	12.9	6.6	6.3	4,127
men	Men	9.9	4.3	5.6	1,775
women	Women	16.5	9.4	7.1	2,352

Breakdown

Disability status

key	label	telework percent	all hours percent	some hours percent	teleworked thousands
with-a-disability	With a disability	25.2	15.5	9.6	1,933
with-no-disability	With no disability	22.1	10.8	11.2	32,146

Breakdown

Foreign born status

key	label	telework percent	all hours percent	some hours percent	teleworked thousands
foreign-born	Foreign born	18.3	8.7	9.6	5,330
native-born	Native born	23.1	11.6	11.5	28,750

Breakdown

Marital status

key	label	telework percent	all hours percent	some hours percent	teleworked thousands
married-spouse-present	Married, spouse present	27.6	13.9	13.8	20,987
widowed-divorced-or-separated-3	Widowed, divorced, or separated(3)	22.3	11.8	10.5	4,609
never-married	Never married	14.9	7	7.9	8,483

Breakdown

Presence of children

key	label	telework percent	all hours percent	some hours percent	teleworked thousands
with-own-children-under-18	With own children under 18	26.6	13.2	13.4	11,661
with-no-own-children-under-18	With no own children under 18	20.5	10.2	10.3	22,419

Breakdown

Educational attainment

key	label	telework percent	all hours percent	some hours percent	teleworked thousands
total-25-years-and-over	Total, 25 years and over	24.7	12.4	12.3	32,880
less-than-a-high-school-diploma	Less than a high school diploma	4.2	2.5	1.7	306
high-school-graduates-no-college-4	High school graduates, no college(4)	9.5	5.5	4	3,184
some-college-or-associate-degree	Some college or associate degree	18	9.8	8.2	5,870
bachelor-s-degree-and-higher-5	Bachelor's degree and higher(5)	39.6	19	20.6	23,521
bachelor-s-degree-only	Bachelor's degree only	37	18.4	18.6	13,589
advanced-degree	Advanced degree	43.8	19.9	23.9	9,932

Breakdown

Usual full- or part-time status

key	label	telework percent	all hours percent	some hours percent	teleworked thousands
total-16-years-and-over	Total, 16 years and over	22.2	11	11.2	34,079
full-time-workers	Full-time workers	23.5	11.1	12.4	29,964
part-time-workers	Part-time workers	16	10.8	5.1	4,115

Breakdown

Occupation

key	label	telework percent	all hours percent	some hours percent	teleworked thousands
management-professional-and-related-occupations	Management, professional, and related occupations	37.6	18.3	19.3	24,188
management-business-and-financial-operations-occupations	Management, business, and financial operations occupations	42.5	20.6	21.9	12,382
management-occupations	Management occupations	37	16.6	20.4	7,299
business-and-financial-operations-occupations	Business and financial operations occupations	53.9	28.9	25	5,083
professional-and-related-occupations	Professional and related occupations	33.6	16.4	17.1	11,806
computer-and-mathematical-occupations	Computer and mathematical occupations	62.5	36.1	26.4	4,214
architecture-and-engineering-occupations	Architecture and engineering occupations	35.6	11.1	24.5	1,259
life-physical-and-social-science-occupations	Life, physical, and social science occupations	34.9	12.9	22	589
community-and-social-services-occupations	Community and social services occupations	39.8	14.3	25.6	1,031
legal-occupations	Legal occupations	50.8	19.4	31.4	890
education-training-and-library-occupations	Education, training, and library occupations	19.1	10.8	8.3	1,110
arts-design-entertainment-sports-and-media-occupations	Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations	48.6	27.6	21	1,525
healthcare-practitioners-and-technical-occupations	Healthcare practitioners and technical occupations	12	5.4	6.5	1,187
service-occupations	Service occupations	6	3.7	2.3	1,548
healthcare-support-occupations	Healthcare support occupations	12.8	9.9	2.9	713
protective-service-occupations	Protective service occupations	7.6	3.7	3.9	227
food-preparation-and-serving-related-occupations	Food preparation and serving related occupations	0.9	0.3	0.7	71
building-and-grounds-cleaning-and-maintenance-occupations	Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations	3.3	0.9	2.3	193
personal-care-and-service-occupations	Personal care and service occupations	9.3	6.1	3.1	344
sales-and-office-occupations	Sales and office occupations	23.8	12.4	11.4	7,058
sales-and-related-occupations	Sales and related occupations	23.5	11.1	12.4	3,267
office-and-administrative-support-occupations	Office and administrative support occupations	24	13.6	10.4	3,791
natural-resources-construction-and-maintenance-occupations	Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations	3.5	1.3	2.2	490
farming-fishing-and-forestry-occupations	Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations	3.8	2.4	1.4	41
construction-and-extraction-occupations	Construction and extraction occupations	2.5	0.3	2.3	204
installation-maintenance-and-repair-occupations	Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations	5	2.7	2.4	245
production-transportation-and-material-moving-occupations	Production, transportation, and material moving occupations	4.1	1.7	2.4	795
production-occupations	Production occupations	5.8	2.6	3.2	454
transportation-and-material-moving-occupations	Transportation and material moving occupations	2.9	1.1	1.8	341

Breakdown

Industry

key	label	telework percent	all hours percent	some hours percent	teleworked thousands
agriculture-and-related-industries	Agriculture and related industries	15.8	11.3	4.5	359
nonagricultural-industries	Nonagricultural industries	22.3	11	11.3	33,720
mining-quarrying-and-oil-and-gas-extraction	Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction	11.4	3.5	7.9	62
construction	Construction	10.1	3.7	6.4	1,191
manufacturing	Manufacturing	19.1	7.5	11.6	2,772
durable-goods-manufacturing	Durable goods manufacturing	19.2	7.7	11.6	1,841
nondurable-goods-manufacturing	Nondurable goods manufacturing	19	7.3	11.7	931
wholesale-and-retail-trade	Wholesale and retail trade	12.8	6	6.8	2,472
wholesale-trade	Wholesale trade	23.8	10.8	13	751
retail-trade	Retail trade	10.6	5	5.6	1,721
transportation-and-utilities	Transportation and utilities	10.5	4.2	6.3	1,051
transportation-and-warehousing	Transportation and warehousing	8.3	3.6	4.7	703
utilities	Utilities	23.4	8.1	15.3	348
information	Information	49	27.7	21.3	1,459
financial-activities	Financial activities	51.2	25.6	25.5	5,323
finance-and-insurance	Finance and insurance	55.4	29.3	26.1	4,101
real-estate-and-rental-and-leasing	Real estate and rental and leasing	40.6	16.5	24.1	1,222
professional-and-business-services	Professional and business services	42.9	24.8	18.1	9,185
professional-and-technical-services	Professional and technical services	57.9	33.4	24.4	7,901
management-administrative-and-waste-services	Management, administrative, and waste services	16.5	9.6	6.9	1,284
education-and-health-services	Education and health services	19.5	9.8	9.7	6,222
educational-services	Educational services	22.3	10.7	11.6	2,086
health-care-and-social-assistance	Health care and social assistance	18.4	9.4	8.9	4,135
hospitals	Hospitals	15.7	8.5	7.2	1,228
health-services-except-hospitals	Health services, except hospitals	18.4	9.2	9.2	2,050
social-assistance	Social assistance	24.2	12.2	12	857
leisure-and-hospitality	Leisure and hospitality	7.5	3.2	4.3	1,025
arts-entertainment-and-recreation	Arts, entertainment, and recreation	18.8	9.1	9.6	645
accommodation-and-food-services	Accommodation and food services	3.7	1.2	2.5	380
other-services	Other services	18.1	8.1	10	1,307
other-services-except-private-households	Other services, except private households	18.9	8.3	10.6	1,275
private-households	Private households	6.7	5.7	1	33
public-administration	Public administration	22.1	8.2	13.9	1,652

Breakdown

Class of worker(3)

key	label	telework percent	all hours percent	some hours percent	teleworked thousands
wage-and-salary-workers-excluding-incorporated-self-employed	Wage and salary workers, excluding incorporated self-employed	20.6	10	10.6	28,433
private-industries	Private industries	20.9	10.4	10.5	25,152
government	Government	18.5	7	11.4	3,281
federal	Federal	16.4	7.7	8.7	601
state	State	27.5	10.2	17.3	1,665
local	Local	12.6	4.3	8.3	1,016
self-employed-workers	Self-employed workers	36.7	20.6	16.1	5,626
self-employed-workers-incorporated	Self-employed workers, incorporated	42.7	20.7	22	2,639
self-employed-workers-unincorporated	Self-employed workers, unincorporated	32.6	20.5	12.1	2,987

Methodology

WFH.team retrieves BLS CPS tables A-41 and A-42 and publishes the displayed counts and percent distributions without changing the official telework definition. Counts are reported in thousands.

Limitations

CPS estimates are survey estimates, are not seasonally adjusted, and may be affected by annual population-control or classification changes. BLS telework is not identical to Census commuting or job-listing measures.

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