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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.

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 sexShowing 12 of 29 categories; the complete chart appears with the table below.
22.2%Total, 16 years and over
0%5%10%15%20%25%30%35%Total, 16 years and overTotal, 16 years and overTotal, 16 years and over: 22.2%22.2%16 to 24 years16 to 24 years16 to 24 years: 5.9%5.9%16 to 19 years16 to 19 years16 to 19 years: 3.4%3.4%20 to 24 years20 to 24 years20 to 24 years: 6.9%6.9%25 to 54 years25 to 54 years25 to 54 years: 24.8%24.8%25 to 34 years25 to 34 years25 to 34 years: 21.7%21.7%35 to 44 years35 to 44 years35 to 44 years: 27.5%27.5%45 to 54 years45 to 54 years45 to 54 years: 25.3%25.3%55 years and over55 years and over55 years and over: 24.5%24.5%55 to 64 years55 to 64 years55 to 64 years: 24.3%24.3%65 years and over65 years and over65 years and over: 25%25%Men, 16 years and overMen, 16 years and overMen, 16 years and over: 19.6%19.6%Telework PercentCategory
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Age and sex

Chart viewTotal, 16 years and over: 22.2%
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0%5%10%15%20%25%30%35%Total, 16 years and overTotal, 16 years and overTotal, 16 years and over: 22.2%22.2%16 to 24 years16 to 24 years16 to 24 years: 5.9%5.9%16 to 19 years16 to 19 years16 to 19 years: 3.4%3.4%20 to 24 years20 to 24 years20 to 24 years: 6.9%6.9%25 to 54 years25 to 54 years25 to 54 years: 24.8%24.8%25 to 34 years25 to 34 years25 to 34 years: 21.7%21.7%35 to 44 years35 to 44 years35 to 44 years: 27.5%27.5%45 to 54 years45 to 54 years45 to 54 years: 25.3%25.3%55 years and over55 years and over55 years and over: 24.5%24.5%55 to 64 years55 to 64 years55 to 64 years: 24.3%24.3%65 years and over65 years and over65 years and over: 25%25%Men, 16 years and overMen, 16 years and overMen, 16 years and over: 19.6%19.6%16 to 24 years16 to 24 years16 to 24 years: 5.3%5.3%25 to 54 years25 to 54 years25 to 54 years: 21.5%21.5%Telework PercentCategory
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Age and sex
keylabeltelework percentall hours percentsome hours percentteleworked thousandspeople at work thousands
total-16-years-and-overTotal, 16 years and over22.21111.234,079153,406
16-to-24-years16 to 24 years5.92.13.71,19920,378
16-to-19-years16 to 19 years3.41.32.12076,030
20-to-24-years20 to 24 years6.92.54.499214,348
25-to-54-years25 to 54 years24.81212.824,30298,021
25-to-34-years25 to 34 years21.79.911.87,47434,457
35-to-44-years35 to 44 years27.51413.59,46334,420
45-to-54-years45 to 54 years25.312.213.17,36529,144
55-years-and-over55 years and over24.513.5118,57835,008
55-to-64-years55 to 64 years24.312.611.75,89524,269
65-years-and-over65 years and over2515.49.62,68310,739
men-16-years-and-overMen, 16 years and over19.6910.616,11282,308
16-to-24-years16 to 24 years5.31.63.757110,783
25-to-54-years25 to 54 years21.59.711.811,33652,767
25-to-34-years25 to 34 years18.38.3103,41318,664
35-to-44-years35 to 44 years24.211.312.94,48218,538
45-to-54-years45 to 54 years22.19.412.73,44115,566
55-years-and-over55 years and over22.411.211.24,20518,758
55-to-64-years55 to 64 years21.710.111.62,79512,868
65-years-and-over65 years and over23.913.710.21,4105,890
women-16-years-and-overWomen, 16 years and over25.313.411.817,96771,098
16-to-24-years16 to 24 years6.52.73.86289,595
25-to-54-years25 to 54 years28.714.813.912,96645,254
25-to-34-years25 to 34 years25.711.813.94,06215,793
35-to-44-years35 to 44 years31.417.214.14,98115,883
45-to-54-years45 to 54 years28.915.313.63,92313,578
55-years-and-over55 years and over26.916.110.84,37316,250
55-to-64-years55 to 64 years27.215.511.73,10011,401
65-years-and-over65 years and over26.317.48.91,2734,849
Breakdown

Race and Hispanic or Latino ethnicity

Chart viewWhite: 22.7%
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0%10%20%30%40%WhiteWhiteWhite: 22.7%22.7%MenMenMen: 19.9%19.9%WomenWomenWomen: 26.1%26.1%Black or African AmericanBlack or African AmericanBlack or African American: 14.9%14.9%MenMenMen: 10.8%10.8%WomenWomenWomen: 18.8%18.8%AsianAsianAsian: 31.9%31.9%MenMenMen: 32.2%32.2%WomenWomenWomen: 31.5%31.5%Hispanic or Latino ethnicityHispanic or Latino ethnicityHispanic or Latino ethnicity: 12.9%12.9%MenMenMen: 9.9%9.9%WomenWomenWomen: 16.5%16.5%Telework PercentCategory
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Race and Hispanic or Latino ethnicity
keylabeltelework percentall hours percentsome hours percentteleworked thousandspeople at work thousands
whiteWhite22.711.311.425,347111,656
menMen19.99.210.712,09260,861
womenWomen26.113.812.313,25550,795
black-or-african-americanBlack or African American14.986.82,89119,435
menMen10.85.15.81,0339,538
womenWomen18.810.97.91,8589,897
asianAsian31.914.9173,97512,460
menMen32.214.417.82,1216,582
womenWomen31.515.516.11,8545,878
hispanic-or-latino-ethnicityHispanic or Latino ethnicity12.96.66.34,12732,112
menMen9.94.35.61,77517,854
womenWomen16.59.47.12,35214,258
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Disability status

Chart viewWith a disability: 25.2%
Measure
0%5%10%15%20%25%30%With a disabilityWith a disabilityWith a disability: 25.2%25.2%With no disabilityWith no disabilityWith no disability: 22.1%22.1%Telework PercentCategory
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Disability status
keylabeltelework percentall hours percentsome hours percentteleworked thousandspeople at work thousands
with-a-disabilityWith a disability25.215.59.61,9337,681
with-no-disabilityWith no disability22.110.811.232,146145,725
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Foreign born status

Chart viewForeign born: 18.3%
Measure
0%5%10%15%20%25%30%Foreign bornForeign bornForeign born: 18.3%18.3%Native bornNative bornNative born: 23.1%23.1%Telework PercentCategory
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Foreign born status
keylabeltelework percentall hours percentsome hours percentteleworked thousandspeople at work thousands
foreign-bornForeign born18.38.79.65,33029,165
native-bornNative born23.111.611.528,750124,241
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Marital status

Chart viewMarried, spouse present: 27.6%
Measure
0%5%10%15%20%25%30%35%Married, spouse presentMarried, spouse presentMarried, spouse present: 27.6%27.6%Widowed, divorced, or separated(3)Widowed, divorced, or separa…Widowed, divorced, or separated(3): 22.3%22.3%Never marriedNever marriedNever married: 14.9%14.9%Telework PercentCategory
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Marital status
keylabeltelework percentall hours percentsome hours percentteleworked thousandspeople at work thousands
married-spouse-presentMarried, spouse present27.613.913.820,98775,921
widowed-divorced-or-separated-3Widowed, divorced, or separated(3)22.311.810.54,60920,706
never-marriedNever married14.977.98,48356,779
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Presence of children

Chart viewWith own children under 18: 26.6%
Measure
0%5%10%15%20%25%30%With own children under 18With own children under 18With own children under 18: 26.6%26.6%With no own children under 18With no own children under 18With no own children under 18: 20.5%20.5%Telework PercentCategory
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Presence of children
keylabeltelework percentall hours percentsome hours percentteleworked thousandspeople at work thousands
with-own-children-under-18With own children under 1826.613.213.411,66143,788
with-no-own-children-under-18With no own children under 1820.510.210.322,419109,618
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Educational attainment

Chart viewTotal, 25 years and over: 24.7%
Measure
0%10%20%30%40%50%Total, 25 years and overTotal, 25 years and overTotal, 25 years and over: 24.7%24.7%Less than a high school diplomaLess than a high school dipl…Less than a high school diploma: 4.2%4.2%High school graduates, no college(4)High school graduates, no co…High school graduates, no college(4): 9.5%9.5%Some college or associate degreeSome college or associate de…Some college or associate degree: 18%18%Bachelor's degree and higher(5)Bachelor's degree and higher…Bachelor's degree and higher(5): 39.6%39.6%Bachelor's degree onlyBachelor's degree onlyBachelor's degree only: 37%37%Advanced degreeAdvanced degreeAdvanced degree: 43.8%43.8%Telework PercentCategory
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Educational attainment
keylabeltelework percentall hours percentsome hours percentteleworked thousandspeople at work thousands
total-25-years-and-overTotal, 25 years and over24.712.412.332,880133,029
less-than-a-high-school-diplomaLess than a high school diploma4.22.51.73067,344
high-school-graduates-no-college-4High school graduates, no college(4)9.55.543,18433,589
some-college-or-associate-degreeSome college or associate degree189.88.25,87032,689
bachelor-s-degree-and-higher-5Bachelor's degree and higher(5)39.61920.623,52159,407
bachelor-s-degree-onlyBachelor's degree only3718.418.613,58936,732
advanced-degreeAdvanced degree43.819.923.99,93222,675
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Usual full- or part-time status

Chart viewTotal, 16 years and over: 22.2%
Measure
0%5%10%15%20%25%30%Total, 16 years and overTotal, 16 years and overTotal, 16 years and over: 22.2%22.2%Full-time workersFull-time workersFull-time workers: 23.5%23.5%Part-time workersPart-time workersPart-time workers: 16%16%Telework PercentCategory
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keylabeltelework percentall hours percentsome hours percentteleworked thousandspeople at work thousands
total-16-years-and-overTotal, 16 years and over22.21111.234,079153,406
full-time-workersFull-time workers23.511.112.429,964127,642
part-time-workersPart-time workers1610.85.14,11525,765
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Occupation

Chart viewManagement, professional, and related occupations: 37.6%
Measure
0%10%20%30%40%50%60%70%Management, professional, and related occupationsManagement, professional, an…Management, professional, and related occupations: 37.6%37.6%Management, business, and financial operations occupationsManagement, business, and fi…Management, business, and financial operations occupations: 42.5%42.5%Management occupationsManagement occupationsManagement occupations: 37%37%Business and financial operations occupationsBusiness and financial opera…Business and financial operations occupations: 53.9%53.9%Professional and related occupationsProfessional and related occ…Professional and related occupations: 33.6%33.6%Computer and mathematical occupationsComputer and mathematical oc…Computer and mathematical occupations: 62.5%62.5%Architecture and engineering occupationsArchitecture and engineering…Architecture and engineering occupations: 35.6%35.6%Life, physical, and social science occupationsLife, physical, and social s…Life, physical, and social science occupations: 34.9%34.9%Community and social services occupationsCommunity and social service…Community and social services occupations: 39.8%39.8%Legal occupationsLegal occupationsLegal occupations: 50.8%50.8%Education, training, and library occupationsEducation, training, and lib…Education, training, and library occupations: 19.1%19.1%Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupationsArts, design, entertainment,…Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations: 48.6%48.6%Healthcare practitioners and technical occupationsHealthcare practitioners and…Healthcare practitioners and technical occupations: 12%12%Service occupationsService occupationsService occupations: 6%6%Telework PercentCategory
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Occupation
keylabeltelework percentall hours percentsome hours percentteleworked thousandspeople at work thousands
management-professional-and-related-occupationsManagement, professional, and related occupations37.618.319.324,18864,341
management-business-and-financial-operations-occupationsManagement, business, and financial operations occupations42.520.621.912,38229,165
management-occupationsManagement occupations3716.620.47,29919,734
business-and-financial-operations-occupationsBusiness and financial operations occupations53.928.9255,0839,430
professional-and-related-occupationsProfessional and related occupations33.616.417.111,80635,176
computer-and-mathematical-occupationsComputer and mathematical occupations62.536.126.44,2146,748
architecture-and-engineering-occupationsArchitecture and engineering occupations35.611.124.51,2593,539
life-physical-and-social-science-occupationsLife, physical, and social science occupations34.912.9225891,687
community-and-social-services-occupationsCommunity and social services occupations39.814.325.61,0312,591
legal-occupationsLegal occupations50.819.431.48901,753
education-training-and-library-occupationsEducation, training, and library occupations19.110.88.31,1105,812
arts-design-entertainment-sports-and-media-occupationsArts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations48.627.6211,5253,140
healthcare-practitioners-and-technical-occupationsHealthcare practitioners and technical occupations125.46.51,1879,906
service-occupationsService occupations63.72.31,54825,917
healthcare-support-occupationsHealthcare support occupations12.89.92.97135,578
protective-service-occupationsProtective service occupations7.63.73.92273,003
food-preparation-and-serving-related-occupationsFood preparation and serving related occupations0.90.30.7717,710
building-and-grounds-cleaning-and-maintenance-occupationsBuilding and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations3.30.92.31935,908
personal-care-and-service-occupationsPersonal care and service occupations9.36.13.13443,718
sales-and-office-occupationsSales and office occupations23.812.411.47,05829,674
sales-and-related-occupationsSales and related occupations23.511.112.43,26713,881
office-and-administrative-support-occupationsOffice and administrative support occupations2413.610.43,79115,793
natural-resources-construction-and-maintenance-occupationsNatural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations3.51.32.249013,946
farming-fishing-and-forestry-occupationsFarming, fishing, and forestry occupations3.82.41.4411,084
construction-and-extraction-occupationsConstruction and extraction occupations2.50.32.32048,006
installation-maintenance-and-repair-occupationsInstallation, maintenance, and repair occupations52.72.42454,855
production-transportation-and-material-moving-occupationsProduction, transportation, and material moving occupations4.11.72.479519,529
production-occupationsProduction occupations5.82.63.24547,880
transportation-and-material-moving-occupationsTransportation and material moving occupations2.91.11.834111,649
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Industry

Chart viewAgriculture and related industries: 15.8%
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0%10%20%30%40%50%60%Agriculture and related industriesAgriculture and related indu…Agriculture and related industries: 15.8%15.8%Nonagricultural industriesNonagricultural industriesNonagricultural industries: 22.3%22.3%Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extractionMining, quarrying, and oil a…Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction: 11.4%11.4%ConstructionConstructionConstruction: 10.1%10.1%ManufacturingManufacturingManufacturing: 19.1%19.1%Durable goods manufacturingDurable goods manufacturingDurable goods manufacturing: 19.2%19.2%Nondurable goods manufacturingNondurable goods manufacturi…Nondurable goods manufacturing: 19%19%Wholesale and retail tradeWholesale and retail tradeWholesale and retail trade: 12.8%12.8%Wholesale tradeWholesale tradeWholesale trade: 23.8%23.8%Retail tradeRetail tradeRetail trade: 10.6%10.6%Transportation and utilitiesTransportation and utilitiesTransportation and utilities: 10.5%10.5%Transportation and warehousingTransportation and warehousi…Transportation and warehousing: 8.3%8.3%UtilitiesUtilitiesUtilities: 23.4%23.4%InformationInformationInformation: 49%49%Telework PercentCategory
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Industry
keylabeltelework percentall hours percentsome hours percentteleworked thousandspeople at work thousands
agriculture-and-related-industriesAgriculture and related industries15.811.34.53592,277
nonagricultural-industriesNonagricultural industries22.31111.333,720151,129
mining-quarrying-and-oil-and-gas-extractionMining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction11.43.57.962543
constructionConstruction10.13.76.41,19111,741
manufacturingManufacturing19.17.511.62,77214,479
durable-goods-manufacturingDurable goods manufacturing19.27.711.61,8419,583
nondurable-goods-manufacturingNondurable goods manufacturing197.311.79314,896
wholesale-and-retail-tradeWholesale and retail trade12.866.82,47219,379
wholesale-tradeWholesale trade23.810.8137513,148
retail-tradeRetail trade10.655.61,72116,231
transportation-and-utilitiesTransportation and utilities10.54.26.31,0519,980
transportation-and-warehousingTransportation and warehousing8.33.64.77038,491
utilitiesUtilities23.48.115.33481,488
informationInformation4927.721.31,4592,977
financial-activitiesFinancial activities51.225.625.55,32310,407
finance-and-insuranceFinance and insurance55.429.326.14,1017,398
real-estate-and-rental-and-leasingReal estate and rental and leasing40.616.524.11,2223,010
professional-and-business-servicesProfessional and business services42.924.818.19,18521,424
professional-and-technical-servicesProfessional and technical services57.933.424.47,90113,653
management-administrative-and-waste-servicesManagement, administrative, and waste services16.59.66.91,2847,771
education-and-health-servicesEducation and health services19.59.89.76,22231,845
educational-servicesEducational services22.310.711.62,0869,342
health-care-and-social-assistanceHealth care and social assistance18.49.48.94,13522,504
hospitalsHospitals15.78.57.21,2287,807
health-services-except-hospitalsHealth services, except hospitals18.49.29.22,05011,148
social-assistanceSocial assistance24.212.2128573,549
leisure-and-hospitalityLeisure and hospitality7.53.24.31,02513,654
arts-entertainment-and-recreationArts, entertainment, and recreation18.89.19.66453,439
accommodation-and-food-servicesAccommodation and food services3.71.22.538010,216
other-servicesOther services18.18.1101,3077,232
other-services-except-private-householdsOther services, except private households18.98.310.61,2756,743
private-householdsPrivate households6.75.7133488
public-administrationPublic administration22.18.213.91,6527,467
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Class of worker(3)

Chart viewWage and salary workers, excluding incorporated self-employed: 20.6%
Measure
0%10%20%30%40%50%Wage and salary workers, excluding incorporated self-employedWage and salary workers, exc…Wage and salary workers, excluding incorporated self-employed: 20.6%20.6%Private industriesPrivate industriesPrivate industries: 20.9%20.9%GovernmentGovernmentGovernment: 18.5%18.5%FederalFederalFederal: 16.4%16.4%StateStateState: 27.5%27.5%LocalLocalLocal: 12.6%12.6%Self-employed workersSelf-employed workersSelf-employed workers: 36.7%36.7%Self-employed workers, incorporatedSelf-employed workers, incor…Self-employed workers, incorporated: 42.7%42.7%Self-employed workers, unincorporatedSelf-employed workers, uninc…Self-employed workers, unincorporated: 32.6%32.6%Telework PercentCategory
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keylabeltelework percentall hours percentsome hours percentteleworked thousandspeople at work thousands
wage-and-salary-workers-excluding-incorporated-self-employedWage and salary workers, excluding incorporated self-employed20.61010.628,433137,982
private-industriesPrivate industries20.910.410.525,152120,211
governmentGovernment18.5711.43,28117,771
federalFederal16.47.78.76013,672
stateState27.510.217.31,6656,054
localLocal12.64.38.31,0168,045
self-employed-workersSelf-employed workers36.720.616.15,62615,344
self-employed-workers-incorporatedSelf-employed workers, incorporated42.720.7222,6396,183
self-employed-workers-unincorporatedSelf-employed workers, unincorporated32.620.512.12,9879,161
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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