{ "dataset": { "slug": "us-telework-participation", "title": "U.S. telework participation by worker and job characteristics", "summary": "Monthly telework participation by age, sex, race, education, occupation, industry, and other worker characteristics from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.", "category": "public_data", "category_label": "Public data", "source_kind": "official", "source_name": "U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Population Survey", "source_url": "https://www.bls.gov/cps/telework.htm", "update_frequency": "Monthly", "geographic_scope": "United States", "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.", "dimensions": [ "month", "age", "sex", "race", "ethnicity", "education", "occupation", "industry", "work schedule" ], "api_url": "https://api.new.wfh.team/api/public/research/datasets/us-telework-participation/" }, "release": { "release_key": "2026-08", "revision": 1, "period_start": "2026-08-01", "period_end": "2026-08-31", "published_at": "2026-09-04 12:45:45.225017+00:00", "source_updated_at": null, "headline": "21.6% of people at work teleworked for pay in August 2026", "change_summary": "The latest BLS tables cover 131 published worker, occupation, industry, and schedule rows. Counts are in thousands and data are not seasonally adjusted.", "sample_size": null, "revision_note": "Initial publication", "permalink": "https://wfh.team/research/datasets/us-telework-participation/2026-08", "data": { "series": [], "metrics": [ { "key": "telework_rate", "unit": "percent", "label": "People who teleworked", "value": 21.6, "change": null, "previous_value": null }, { "key": "teleworked", "unit": "count", "label": "People who teleworked", "value": 33633000, "change": null, "previous_value": null }, { "key": "all_hours", "unit": "percent", "label": "Teleworked all hours", "value": 10.6, "change": null, "previous_value": null } ], "breakdowns": [ { "key": "age-and-sex", "rows": [ { "key": "total-16-years-and-over", "label": "Total, 16 years and over", "telework_percent": 21.6, "all_hours_percent": 10.6, "some_hours_percent": 11.0, "teleworked_thousands": 33633, "people_at_work_thousands": 155455 }, { "key": "16-to-24-years", "label": "16 to 24 years", "telework_percent": 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"label": "Educational services", "telework_percent": 18.6, "all_hours_percent": 7.5, "some_hours_percent": 11.2, "teleworked_thousands": 2117, "people_at_work_thousands": 11362 }, { "key": "health-care-and-social-assistance", "label": "Health care and social assistance", "telework_percent": 17.4, "all_hours_percent": 8.3, "some_hours_percent": 9.1, "teleworked_thousands": 3976, "people_at_work_thousands": 22891 }, { "key": "hospitals", "label": "Hospitals", "telework_percent": 15.1, "all_hours_percent": 7.5, "some_hours_percent": 7.5, "teleworked_thousands": 1230, "people_at_work_thousands": 8167 }, { "key": "health-services-except-hospitals", "label": "Health services, except hospitals", "telework_percent": 17.7, "all_hours_percent": 8.7, "some_hours_percent": 8.9, "teleworked_thousands": 1976, "people_at_work_thousands": 11194 }, { "key": "social-assistance", "label": "Social assistance", "telework_percent": 21.8, "all_hours_percent": 8.7, "some_hours_percent": 13.1, "teleworked_thousands": 770, "people_at_work_thousands": 3531 }, { "key": "leisure-and-hospitality", "label": "Leisure and hospitality", "telework_percent": 6.7, "all_hours_percent": 3.1, "some_hours_percent": 3.6, "teleworked_thousands": 892, "people_at_work_thousands": 13359 }, { "key": "arts-entertainment-and-recreation", "label": "Arts, entertainment, and recreation", "telework_percent": 15.1, "all_hours_percent": 7.9, "some_hours_percent": 7.2, "teleworked_thousands": 505, "people_at_work_thousands": 3349 }, { "key": "accommodation-and-food-services", "label": "Accommodation and food services", "telework_percent": 3.9, "all_hours_percent": 1.5, "some_hours_percent": 2.4, "teleworked_thousands": 387, "people_at_work_thousands": 10010 }, { "key": "other-services", "label": "Other services", "telework_percent": 18.2, "all_hours_percent": 9.1, "some_hours_percent": 9.1, "teleworked_thousands": 1379, "people_at_work_thousands": 7573 }, { "key": "other-services-except-private-households", "label": "Other services, except private households", "telework_percent": 18.7, "all_hours_percent": 9.0, "some_hours_percent": 9.6, "teleworked_thousands": 1323, "people_at_work_thousands": 7085 }, { "key": "private-households", "label": "Private households", "telework_percent": 11.4, "all_hours_percent": 10.4, "some_hours_percent": 1.0, "teleworked_thousands": 56, "people_at_work_thousands": 488 }, { "key": "public-administration", "label": "Public administration", "telework_percent": 22.9, "all_hours_percent": 8.2, "some_hours_percent": 14.7, "teleworked_thousands": 1791, "people_at_work_thousands": 7837 } ], "label": "Industry" }, { "key": "class-of-worker-3", "rows": [ { "key": "wage-and-salary-workers-excluding-incorporated-self-employed", "label": "Wage and salary workers, excluding incorporated self-employed", "telework_percent": 20.1, "all_hours_percent": 9.4, "some_hours_percent": 10.7, "teleworked_thousands": 28137, "people_at_work_thousands": 139898 }, { "key": "private-industries", "label": "Private industries", "telework_percent": 20.6, "all_hours_percent": 10.0, "some_hours_percent": 10.6, "teleworked_thousands": 24720, "people_at_work_thousands": 119835 }, { "key": "government", "label": "Government", "telework_percent": 17.0, "all_hours_percent": 5.9, "some_hours_percent": 11.1, "teleworked_thousands": 3417, "people_at_work_thousands": 20063 }, { "key": "federal", "label": "Federal", "telework_percent": 16.1, "all_hours_percent": 6.5, "some_hours_percent": 9.7, "teleworked_thousands": 644, "people_at_work_thousands": 3991 }, { "key": "state", "label": "State", "telework_percent": 25.5, "all_hours_percent": 9.3, "some_hours_percent": 16.2, "teleworked_thousands": 1832, "people_at_work_thousands": 7180 }, { "key": "local", "label": "Local", "telework_percent": 10.6, "all_hours_percent": 3.0, "some_hours_percent": 7.6, "teleworked_thousands": 941, "people_at_work_thousands": 8892 }, { "key": "self-employed-workers", "label": "Self-employed workers", "telework_percent": 35.4, "all_hours_percent": 21.3, "some_hours_percent": 14.1, "teleworked_thousands": 5478, "people_at_work_thousands": 15459 }, { "key": "self-employed-workers-incorporated", "label": "Self-employed workers, incorporated", "telework_percent": 38.9, "all_hours_percent": 21.2, "some_hours_percent": 17.7, "teleworked_thousands": 2508, "people_at_work_thousands": 6445 }, { "key": "self-employed-workers-unincorporated", "label": "Self-employed workers, unincorporated", "telework_percent": 33.0, "all_hours_percent": 21.4, "some_hours_percent": 11.5, "teleworked_thousands": 2970, "people_at_work_thousands": 9013 } ], "label": "Class of worker(3)" } ], "schema_version": 1 } }, "citation": "Source: WFH.team, U.S. telework participation by worker and job characteristics, 2026-08, revision 1 (https://wfh.team/research/datasets/us-telework-participation/2026-08)." }