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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

21.6% of people at work teleworked for pay in August 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 teleworked21.6%Release value
People who teleworked33,633,000Release value
Teleworked all hours10.6%Release value
Release chartAge and sexShowing 12 of 29 categories; the complete chart appears with the table below.
21.6%Total, 16 years and over
0%5%10%15%20%25%30%Total, 16 years and overTotal, 16 years and overTotal, 16 years and over: 21.6%21.6%16 to 24 years16 to 24 years16 to 24 years: 5.8%5.8%16 to 19 years16 to 19 years16 to 19 years: 2.4%2.4%20 to 24 years20 to 24 years20 to 24 years: 7.1%7.1%25 to 54 years25 to 54 years25 to 54 years: 24.1%24.1%25 to 34 years25 to 34 years25 to 34 years: 20.8%20.8%35 to 44 years35 to 44 years35 to 44 years: 26.6%26.6%45 to 54 years45 to 54 years45 to 54 years: 24.9%24.9%55 years and over55 years and over55 years and over: 23.6%23.6%55 to 64 years55 to 64 years55 to 64 years: 23.5%23.5%65 years and over65 years and over65 years and over: 23.6%23.6%Men, 16 years and overMen, 16 years and overMen, 16 years and over: 19.4%19.4%Telework PercentCategory
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Age and sex

Chart viewTotal, 16 years and over: 21.6%
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0%5%10%15%20%25%30%Total, 16 years and overTotal, 16 years and overTotal, 16 years and over: 21.6%21.6%16 to 24 years16 to 24 years16 to 24 years: 5.8%5.8%16 to 19 years16 to 19 years16 to 19 years: 2.4%2.4%20 to 24 years20 to 24 years20 to 24 years: 7.1%7.1%25 to 54 years25 to 54 years25 to 54 years: 24.1%24.1%25 to 34 years25 to 34 years25 to 34 years: 20.8%20.8%35 to 44 years35 to 44 years35 to 44 years: 26.6%26.6%45 to 54 years45 to 54 years45 to 54 years: 24.9%24.9%55 years and over55 years and over55 years and over: 23.6%23.6%55 to 64 years55 to 64 years55 to 64 years: 23.5%23.5%65 years and over65 years and over65 years and over: 23.6%23.6%Men, 16 years and overMen, 16 years and overMen, 16 years and over: 19.4%19.4%16 to 24 years16 to 24 years16 to 24 years: 5.3%5.3%25 to 54 years25 to 54 years25 to 54 years: 21.4%21.4%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 over21.610.61133,633155,455
16-to-24-years16 to 24 years5.82.43.41,14619,693
16-to-19-years16 to 19 years2.41.70.71325,489
20-to-24-years20 to 24 years7.12.74.41,01414,204
25-to-54-years25 to 54 years24.111.712.423,99399,705
25-to-34-years25 to 34 years20.89.511.37,24734,811
35-to-44-years35 to 44 years26.61313.69,32635,060
45-to-54-years45 to 54 years24.912.612.37,41929,833
55-years-and-over55 years and over23.612.211.48,49436,057
55-to-64-years55 to 64 years23.511.412.15,86824,925
65-years-and-over65 years and over23.613.99.72,62611,132
men-16-years-and-overMen, 16 years and over19.48.810.616,06982,779
16-to-24-years16 to 24 years5.32.13.255810,515
25-to-54-years25 to 54 years21.49.811.611,36053,126
25-to-34-years25 to 34 years17.88.19.73,32618,644
35-to-44-years35 to 44 years23.310.612.74,34918,671
45-to-54-years45 to 54 years23.310.712.63,68515,811
55-years-and-over55 years and over21.71011.74,15119,138
55-to-64-years55 to 64 years21.69.412.22,82613,089
65-years-and-over65 years and over21.911.310.61,3256,049
women-16-years-and-overWomen, 16 years and over24.212.611.517,56472,676
16-to-24-years16 to 24 years6.42.83.65889,178
25-to-54-years25 to 54 years27.113.813.312,63346,579
25-to-34-years25 to 34 years24.311.213.13,92116,167
35-to-44-years35 to 44 years30.415.814.64,97716,389
45-to-54-years45 to 54 years26.614.7123,73414,023
55-years-and-over55 years and over25.714.6114,34316,919
55-to-64-years55 to 64 years25.713.7123,04111,836
65-years-and-over65 years and over25.616.98.81,3025,083
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Race and Hispanic or Latino ethnicity

Chart viewWhite: 22.2%
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0%10%20%30%40%WhiteWhiteWhite: 22.2%22.2%MenMenMen: 19.8%19.8%WomenWomenWomen: 25.2%25.2%Black or African AmericanBlack or African AmericanBlack or African American: 14.1%14.1%MenMenMen: 10.1%10.1%WomenWomenWomen: 18%18%AsianAsianAsian: 30.8%30.8%MenMenMen: 32.1%32.1%WomenWomenWomen: 29.4%29.4%Hispanic or Latino ethnicityHispanic or Latino ethnicityHispanic or Latino ethnicity: 12.8%12.8%MenMenMen: 10%10%WomenWomenWomen: 16.1%16.1%Telework PercentCategory
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Race and Hispanic or Latino ethnicity
keylabeltelework percentall hours percentsome hours percentteleworked thousandspeople at work thousands
whiteWhite22.210.911.325,219113,351
menMen19.8910.812,10761,227
womenWomen25.213.11213,11252,124
black-or-african-americanBlack or African American14.177.12,78719,754
menMen10.14.35.89899,754
womenWomen189.58.51,79810,000
asianAsian30.814.915.93,86212,530
menMen32.115.216.92,1186,605
womenWomen29.414.514.91,7445,926
hispanic-or-latino-ethnicityHispanic or Latino ethnicity12.86.16.74,18832,767
menMen104.25.81,80918,005
womenWomen16.18.37.82,37914,762
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Disability status

Chart viewWith a disability: 24.9%
Measure
0%5%10%15%20%25%30%With a disabilityWith a disabilityWith a disability: 24.9%24.9%With no disabilityWith no disabilityWith no disability: 21.5%21.5%Telework PercentCategory
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Disability status
keylabeltelework percentall hours percentsome hours percentteleworked thousandspeople at work thousands
with-a-disabilityWith a disability24.914.110.81,9237,733
with-no-disabilityWith no disability21.510.41131,710147,722
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Foreign born status

Chart viewForeign born: 18.4%
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0%5%10%15%20%25%30%Foreign bornForeign bornForeign born: 18.4%18.4%Native bornNative bornNative born: 22.4%22.4%Telework PercentCategory
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Foreign born status
keylabeltelework percentall hours percentsome hours percentteleworked thousandspeople at work thousands
foreign-bornForeign born18.48.79.65,41729,508
native-bornNative born22.411.111.328,216125,947
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Marital status

Chart viewMarried, spouse present: 27.1%
Measure
0%5%10%15%20%25%30%35%Married, spouse presentMarried, spouse presentMarried, spouse present: 27.1%27.1%Widowed, divorced, or separated(3)Widowed, divorced, or separa…Widowed, divorced, or separated(3): 20.8%20.8%Never marriedNever marriedNever married: 14.5%14.5%Telework PercentCategory
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Marital status
keylabeltelework percentall hours percentsome hours percentteleworked thousandspeople at work thousands
married-spouse-presentMarried, spouse present27.113.313.721,03877,738
widowed-divorced-or-separated-3Widowed, divorced, or separated(3)20.810.710.14,46621,488
never-marriedNever married14.56.87.68,12956,228
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Presence of children

Chart viewWith own children under 18: 25.9%
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0%5%10%15%20%25%30%With own children under 18With own children under 18With own children under 18: 25.9%25.9%With no own children under 18With no own children under 18With no own children under 18: 19.9%19.9%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 1825.912.813.111,79845,553
with-no-own-children-under-18With no own children under 1819.99.710.121,835109,902
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Educational attainment

Chart viewTotal, 25 years and over: 23.9%
Measure
0%10%20%30%40%50%Total, 25 years and overTotal, 25 years and overTotal, 25 years and over: 23.9%23.9%Less than a high school diplomaLess than a high school dipl…Less than a high school diploma: 5%5%High school graduates, no college(4)High school graduates, no co…High school graduates, no college(4): 8.7%8.7%Some college or associate degreeSome college or associate de…Some college or associate degree: 17.7%17.7%Bachelor's degree and higher(5)Bachelor's degree and higher…Bachelor's degree and higher(5): 37.7%37.7%Bachelor's degree onlyBachelor's degree onlyBachelor's degree only: 35.8%35.8%Advanced degreeAdvanced degreeAdvanced degree: 40.6%40.6%Telework PercentCategory
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keylabeltelework percentall hours percentsome hours percentteleworked thousandspeople at work thousands
total-25-years-and-overTotal, 25 years and over23.911.812.132,487135,761
less-than-a-high-school-diplomaLess than a high school diploma53.31.73637,267
high-school-graduates-no-college-4High school graduates, no college(4)8.74.93.92,93133,501
some-college-or-associate-degreeSome college or associate degree17.79.97.85,82932,940
bachelor-s-degree-and-higher-5Bachelor's degree and higher(5)37.717.620.123,36562,053
bachelor-s-degree-onlyBachelor's degree only35.817.218.613,61438,052
advanced-degreeAdvanced degree40.618.122.59,75124,001
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Usual full- or part-time status

Chart viewTotal, 16 years and over: 21.6%
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0%5%10%15%20%25%30%Total, 16 years and overTotal, 16 years and overTotal, 16 years and over: 21.6%21.6%Full-time workersFull-time workersFull-time workers: 22.8%22.8%Part-time workersPart-time workersPart-time workers: 15.4%15.4%Telework PercentCategory
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keylabeltelework percentall hours percentsome hours percentteleworked thousandspeople at work thousands
total-16-years-and-overTotal, 16 years and over21.610.61133,633155,455
full-time-workersFull-time workers22.810.612.229,741130,203
part-time-workersPart-time workers15.410.64.83,89225,252
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Occupation

Chart viewManagement, professional, and related occupations: 35.9%
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0%10%20%30%40%50%60%70%Management, professional, and related occupationsManagement, professional, an…Management, professional, and related occupations: 35.9%35.9%Management, business, and financial operations occupationsManagement, business, and fi…Management, business, and financial operations occupations: 41.7%41.7%Management occupationsManagement occupationsManagement occupations: 36.4%36.4%Business and financial operations occupationsBusiness and financial opera…Business and financial operations occupations: 52.8%52.8%Professional and related occupationsProfessional and related occ…Professional and related occupations: 31.3%31.3%Computer and mathematical occupationsComputer and mathematical oc…Computer and mathematical occupations: 60.8%60.8%Architecture and engineering occupationsArchitecture and engineering…Architecture and engineering occupations: 35.3%35.3%Life, physical, and social science occupationsLife, physical, and social s…Life, physical, and social science occupations: 35.3%35.3%Community and social services occupationsCommunity and social service…Community and social services occupations: 34.2%34.2%Legal occupationsLegal occupationsLegal occupations: 54.8%54.8%Education, training, and library occupationsEducation, training, and lib…Education, training, and library occupations: 15.3%15.3%Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupationsArts, design, entertainment,…Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations: 44.1%44.1%Healthcare practitioners and technical occupationsHealthcare practitioners and…Healthcare practitioners and technical occupations: 12.9%12.9%Service occupationsService occupationsService occupations: 5.8%5.8%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 occupations35.916.91924,35167,777
management-business-and-financial-operations-occupationsManagement, business, and financial operations occupations41.719.821.912,60930,225
management-occupationsManagement occupations36.416.719.87,45020,447
business-and-financial-operations-occupationsBusiness and financial operations occupations52.826.526.25,1589,778
professional-and-related-occupationsProfessional and related occupations31.314.616.711,74337,552
computer-and-mathematical-occupationsComputer and mathematical occupations60.834.925.84,1026,750
architecture-and-engineering-occupationsArchitecture and engineering occupations35.311.923.41,2693,594
life-physical-and-social-science-occupationsLife, physical, and social science occupations35.313.421.96361,802
community-and-social-services-occupationsCommunity and social services occupations34.210.2249512,784
legal-occupationsLegal occupations54.821.932.99141,666
education-training-and-library-occupationsEducation, training, and library occupations15.378.21,1347,438
arts-design-entertainment-sports-and-media-occupationsArts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations44.123.420.71,4083,195
healthcare-practitioners-and-technical-occupationsHealthcare practitioners and technical occupations12.95.27.71,32810,324
service-occupationsService occupations5.83.62.21,48625,633
healthcare-support-occupationsHealthcare support occupations11.89.12.66455,471
protective-service-occupationsProtective service occupations5.72.33.31773,124
food-preparation-and-serving-related-occupationsFood preparation and serving related occupations1.30.50.91047,776
building-and-grounds-cleaning-and-maintenance-occupationsBuilding and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations3.21.321765,477
personal-care-and-service-occupationsPersonal care and service occupations10.16.53.73843,784
sales-and-office-occupationsSales and office occupations23.312.510.86,82829,319
sales-and-related-occupationsSales and related occupations23.91211.93,27313,696
office-and-administrative-support-occupationsOffice and administrative support occupations22.812.99.83,55515,623
natural-resources-construction-and-maintenance-occupationsNatural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations31.21.841413,698
farming-fishing-and-forestry-occupationsFarming, fishing, and forestry occupations3.72.41.3401,074
construction-and-extraction-occupationsConstruction and extraction occupations2.10.61.51697,889
installation-maintenance-and-repair-occupationsInstallation, maintenance, and repair occupations4.31.92.42054,735
production-transportation-and-material-moving-occupationsProduction, transportation, and material moving occupations2.91.51.555419,028
production-occupationsProduction occupations4.82.62.23627,531
transportation-and-material-moving-occupationsTransportation and material moving occupations1.70.70.919211,497
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Industry

Chart viewAgriculture and related industries: 13.3%
Measure
0%10%20%30%40%50%60%Agriculture and related industriesAgriculture and related indu…Agriculture and related industries: 13.3%13.3%Nonagricultural industriesNonagricultural industriesNonagricultural industries: 21.8%21.8%Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extractionMining, quarrying, and oil a…Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction: 8.9%8.9%ConstructionConstructionConstruction: 9.6%9.6%ManufacturingManufacturingManufacturing: 19%19%Durable goods manufacturingDurable goods manufacturingDurable goods manufacturing: 19.9%19.9%Nondurable goods manufacturingNondurable goods manufacturi…Nondurable goods manufacturing: 17.1%17.1%Wholesale and retail tradeWholesale and retail tradeWholesale and retail trade: 12.6%12.6%Wholesale tradeWholesale tradeWholesale trade: 25.5%25.5%Retail tradeRetail tradeRetail trade: 10.3%10.3%Transportation and utilitiesTransportation and utilitiesTransportation and utilities: 9.3%9.3%Transportation and warehousingTransportation and warehousi…Transportation and warehousing: 7.2%7.2%UtilitiesUtilitiesUtilities: 21.8%21.8%InformationInformationInformation: 49.1%49.1%Telework PercentCategory
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Industry
keylabeltelework percentall hours percentsome hours percentteleworked thousandspeople at work thousands
agriculture-and-related-industriesAgriculture and related industries13.3103.33232,425
nonagricultural-industriesNonagricultural industries21.810.611.133,310153,030
mining-quarrying-and-oil-and-gas-extractionMining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction8.90.68.345505
constructionConstruction9.63.85.91,10411,441
manufacturingManufacturing197.511.52,74114,452
durable-goods-manufacturingDurable goods manufacturing19.97.9121,9219,653
nondurable-goods-manufacturingNondurable goods manufacturing17.16.810.38204,799
wholesale-and-retail-tradeWholesale and retail trade12.66.16.62,40319,018
wholesale-tradeWholesale trade25.512.313.27542,955
retail-tradeRetail trade10.34.95.31,64916,064
transportation-and-utilitiesTransportation and utilities9.33.65.79199,866
transportation-and-warehousingTransportation and warehousing7.23.246058,425
utilitiesUtilities21.86.215.63141,442
informationInformation49.127.721.31,5283,114
financial-activitiesFinancial activities51.225.425.75,47110,695
finance-and-insuranceFinance and insurance56.729.627.14,3347,642
real-estate-and-rental-and-leasingReal estate and rental and leasing37.21522.21,1363,052
professional-and-business-servicesProfessional and business services42.824.618.18,94520,916
professional-and-technical-servicesProfessional and technical services5733.523.57,66813,443
management-administrative-and-waste-servicesManagement, administrative, and waste services17.18.68.41,2777,473
education-and-health-servicesEducation and health services17.889.86,09334,253
educational-servicesEducational services18.67.511.22,11711,362
health-care-and-social-assistanceHealth care and social assistance17.48.39.13,97622,891
hospitalsHospitals15.17.57.51,2308,167
health-services-except-hospitalsHealth services, except hospitals17.78.78.91,97611,194
social-assistanceSocial assistance21.88.713.17703,531
leisure-and-hospitalityLeisure and hospitality6.73.13.689213,359
arts-entertainment-and-recreationArts, entertainment, and recreation15.17.97.25053,349
accommodation-and-food-servicesAccommodation and food services3.91.52.438710,010
other-servicesOther services18.29.19.11,3797,573
other-services-except-private-householdsOther services, except private households18.799.61,3237,085
private-householdsPrivate households11.410.4156488
public-administrationPublic administration22.98.214.71,7917,837
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Class of worker(3)

Chart viewWage and salary workers, excluding incorporated self-employed: 20.1%
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: 20.1%20.1%Private industriesPrivate industriesPrivate industries: 20.6%20.6%GovernmentGovernmentGovernment: 17%17%FederalFederalFederal: 16.1%16.1%StateStateState: 25.5%25.5%LocalLocalLocal: 10.6%10.6%Self-employed workersSelf-employed workersSelf-employed workers: 35.4%35.4%Self-employed workers, incorporatedSelf-employed workers, incor…Self-employed workers, incorporated: 38.9%38.9%Self-employed workers, unincorporatedSelf-employed workers, uninc…Self-employed workers, unincorporated: 33%33%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-employed20.19.410.728,137139,898
private-industriesPrivate industries20.61010.624,720119,835
governmentGovernment175.911.13,41720,063
federalFederal16.16.59.76443,991
stateState25.59.316.21,8327,180
localLocal10.637.69418,892
self-employed-workersSelf-employed workers35.421.314.15,47815,459
self-employed-workers-incorporatedSelf-employed workers, incorporated38.921.217.72,5086,445
self-employed-workers-unincorporatedSelf-employed workers, unincorporated3321.411.52,9709,013
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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2026-0821.6% of people at work teleworked for pay in August 2026August 31, 2026 · r12026-0722.2% of people at work teleworked for pay in July 2026July 31, 2026 · r1