# Remote Work Statistics 2026: Telework, Hybrid and Work From Home Data

Updated 2026-10-26. Checked by StatisticsGlobal editorial team. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, WFH Research surveys, Office for National Statistics and Eurostat, 10 source documents.
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22.4% of US workers teleworked or worked at home for pay in 2025, according to the US Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is about 35.4 million people. The rate was 22.6% in March 2026 and has barely moved in two years. Among US full-time employees, 12% are fully remote, 26% are hybrid and 62% work fully on site, according to WFH Research.

## Key statistics

- 22.4% of US workers teleworked or worked at home for pay in 2025, according to the US Bureau of Labor Statistics.
- 22.6% of US workers teleworked or worked at home for pay in March 2026, according to the US Bureau of Labor Statistics.
- 12% of US full-time employees were fully remote between September 2025 and August 2026, according to WFH Research.
- 26% of US full-time employees worked a hybrid arrangement between September 2025 and August 2026, according to WFH Research.
- 53.4% of US workers in financial activities teleworked or worked at home for pay in 2025, according to the US Bureau of Labor Statistics.

## What percentage of US workers work remotely

About 1 in 5 US workers teleworks in a given week. The rate rose through 2023 and has held near 22% to 23% since 2024.

The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) has asked about telework in the Current Population Survey since October 2022. In 2025, 22.4% of people at work teleworked or worked at home for pay. That is 35.4 million people in an average week. 10.5% worked from home for all their hours and 11.9% for some of them, so slightly under half of teleworkers were fully at home.

The rate climbed from 17.9% in October 2022 to a high of 23.8% in October 2024. Since then it has moved in a narrow band. March 2026 came in at 22.6%, 0.2 points below March 2025. Over the 11 published months to March 2026 it averaged 22.3%, calculated by StatisticsGlobal. The return-to-office push has not pulled the rate down in this data.

Telework also varies by place. Massachusetts had the highest rate of any state in 2025 at 31.6% and Mississippi the lowest at 8.4%. The District of Columbia, with its large federal and professional workforce, reached 49.5%. Only 21 of 50 states were above the national rate. The median state sat at 21.35%, because a few large states with many office jobs lift the national figure.

- 22.4% of US workers teleworked or worked at home for pay in 2025, according to the US Bureau of Labor Statistics. Source: US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Labor Force Statistics from the Current Population Survey, Table 60: People at work by telework status, 2025 annual averages (2025 annual averages, accessed 26 October 2026) https://www.bls.gov/cps/cpsaat60.htm
- 35.4 million US workers teleworked or worked at home for pay on an average week in 2025, according to the US Bureau of Labor Statistics. Source: US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Labor Force Statistics from the Current Population Survey, Table 60: People at work by telework status, 2025 annual averages (2025 annual averages, accessed 26 October 2026) https://www.bls.gov/cps/cpsaat60.htm
- 10.5% of US workers teleworked for all of their work hours in 2025, according to the US Bureau of Labor Statistics. Source: US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Labor Force Statistics from the Current Population Survey, Table 60: People at work by telework status, 2025 annual averages (2025 annual averages, accessed 26 October 2026) https://www.bls.gov/cps/cpsaat60.htm
- 11.9% of US workers teleworked for some but not all of their work hours in 2025, according to the US Bureau of Labor Statistics. Source: US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Labor Force Statistics from the Current Population Survey, Table 60: People at work by telework status, 2025 annual averages (2025 annual averages, accessed 26 October 2026) https://www.bls.gov/cps/cpsaat60.htm
- 46.9% of US teleworkers worked from home for all their hours in 2025, calculated by StatisticsGlobal from US Bureau of Labor Statistics data. Source: US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Labor Force Statistics from the Current Population Survey, Table 60: People at work by telework status, 2025 annual averages (2025 annual averages, accessed 26 October 2026) https://www.bls.gov/cps/cpsaat60.htm
- 22.6% of US workers teleworked or worked at home for pay in March 2026, according to the US Bureau of Labor Statistics. Source: US Bureau of Labor Statistics, 22.6 percent of workers teleworked in March 2026 (The Economics Daily) (16 April 2026) https://www.bls.gov/opub/ted/2026/22-6-percent-of-workers-teleworked-in-march-2026.htm
- 17.9% of US workers teleworked or worked at home for pay in October 2022, according to the US Bureau of Labor Statistics. Source: US Bureau of Labor Statistics, 22.6 percent of workers teleworked in March 2026 (The Economics Daily) (16 April 2026) https://www.bls.gov/opub/ted/2026/22-6-percent-of-workers-teleworked-in-march-2026.htm
- The US telework rate rose 4.7 percentage points between October 2022 and March 2026, calculated by StatisticsGlobal from US Bureau of Labor Statistics data. Source: US Bureau of Labor Statistics, 22.6 percent of workers teleworked in March 2026 (The Economics Daily) (16 April 2026) https://www.bls.gov/opub/ted/2026/22-6-percent-of-workers-teleworked-in-march-2026.htm
- The US telework rate was 0.2 points lower in March 2026 than in March 2025, calculated by StatisticsGlobal from US Bureau of Labor Statistics data. Source: US Bureau of Labor Statistics, 22.6 percent of workers teleworked in March 2026 (The Economics Daily) (16 April 2026) https://www.bls.gov/opub/ted/2026/22-6-percent-of-workers-teleworked-in-march-2026.htm
- The highest monthly US telework rate since October 2022 was 23.8%, in October 2024, calculated by StatisticsGlobal from US Bureau of Labor Statistics data. Source: US Bureau of Labor Statistics, 22.6 percent of workers teleworked in March 2026 (The Economics Daily) (16 April 2026) https://www.bls.gov/opub/ted/2026/22-6-percent-of-workers-teleworked-in-march-2026.htm
- The US telework rate averaged 22.3% over the 11 published months from April 2025 to March 2026, calculated by StatisticsGlobal from US Bureau of Labor Statistics data. Source: US Bureau of Labor Statistics, 22.6 percent of workers teleworked in March 2026 (The Economics Daily) (16 April 2026) https://www.bls.gov/opub/ted/2026/22-6-percent-of-workers-teleworked-in-march-2026.htm

Table: US telework rate, selected months, October 2022 to March 2026

| Month | Telework rate |
|---|---|
| October 2022 | 17.9% |
| March 2023 | 19.5% |
| October 2023 | 19.8% |
| March 2024 | 23.0% |
| October 2024 | 23.8% |
| March 2025 | 22.8% |
| September 2025 | 22.3% |
| March 2026 | 22.6% |

Source: US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Population Survey, The Economics Daily, 16 April 2026. Share of people at work who teleworked or worked at home for pay. Not seasonally adjusted.

## Remote work statistics by industry and occupation

Office industries telework the most. Jobs that need hands on site, from kitchens to factories, barely telework at all.

Financial activities led in 2025, with 53.4% of workers teleworking. Information followed at 48.4% and professional and business services at 44.9%. Leisure and hospitality was at 8.1% and construction at 10.2%. The June 2026 monthly data tell the same story. Finance and insurance hit 59.0%, while accommodation and food services sat at 3.9%. That is a 15-fold gap, calculated by StatisticsGlobal.

Occupation matters more than industry. Management, professional and related occupations had a 37.2% telework rate, against 5.7% for service occupations and 3.1% for production and transport jobs. These office occupations account for 72.1% of all US teleworkers, calculated by StatisticsGlobal. For pay and job data on one office-heavy group, see our [sales statistics](https://statisticsglobal.org/sales-statistics/).

The self-employed telework more than employees, 36.4% against 20.9% of wage and salary workers. Federal government workers were at 19.5% in 2025, a little below the private sector's 21.6%.

- 53.4% of US workers in financial activities teleworked or worked at home for pay in 2025, according to the US Bureau of Labor Statistics. Source: US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Labor Force Statistics from the Current Population Survey, Table 60: People at work by telework status, 2025 annual averages (2025 annual averages, accessed 26 October 2026) https://www.bls.gov/cps/cpsaat60.htm
- 48.4% of US workers in the information industry teleworked or worked at home for pay in 2025, according to the US Bureau of Labor Statistics. Source: US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Labor Force Statistics from the Current Population Survey, Table 60: People at work by telework status, 2025 annual averages (2025 annual averages, accessed 26 October 2026) https://www.bls.gov/cps/cpsaat60.htm
- 44.9% of US workers in professional and business services teleworked or worked at home for pay in 2025, according to the US Bureau of Labor Statistics. Source: US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Labor Force Statistics from the Current Population Survey, Table 60: People at work by telework status, 2025 annual averages (2025 annual averages, accessed 26 October 2026) https://www.bls.gov/cps/cpsaat60.htm
- 8.1% of US workers in leisure and hospitality teleworked or worked at home for pay in 2025, according to the US Bureau of Labor Statistics. Source: US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Labor Force Statistics from the Current Population Survey, Table 60: People at work by telework status, 2025 annual averages (2025 annual averages, accessed 26 October 2026) https://www.bls.gov/cps/cpsaat60.htm
- 37.2% of US workers in management, professional and related occupations teleworked in 2025, according to the US Bureau of Labor Statistics. Source: US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Labor Force Statistics from the Current Population Survey, Table 60: People at work by telework status, 2025 annual averages (2025 annual averages, accessed 26 October 2026) https://www.bls.gov/cps/cpsaat60.htm
- 5.7% of US workers in service occupations teleworked or worked at home for pay in 2025, according to the US Bureau of Labor Statistics. Source: US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Labor Force Statistics from the Current Population Survey, Table 60: People at work by telework status, 2025 annual averages (2025 annual averages, accessed 26 October 2026) https://www.bls.gov/cps/cpsaat60.htm
- 3.1% of US workers in production, transportation and material moving occupations teleworked in 2025, according to the US Bureau of Labor Statistics. Source: US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Labor Force Statistics from the Current Population Survey, Table 60: People at work by telework status, 2025 annual averages (2025 annual averages, accessed 26 October 2026) https://www.bls.gov/cps/cpsaat60.htm
- US management and professional workers were 6.5 times as likely to telework as service workers in 2025, calculated by StatisticsGlobal from US Bureau of Labor Statistics data. Source: US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Labor Force Statistics from the Current Population Survey, Table 60: People at work by telework status, 2025 annual averages (2025 annual averages, accessed 26 October 2026) https://www.bls.gov/cps/cpsaat60.htm
- 72.1% of US teleworkers worked in management, professional and related occupations in 2025, calculated by StatisticsGlobal from US Bureau of Labor Statistics data. Source: US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Labor Force Statistics from the Current Population Survey, Table 60: People at work by telework status, 2025 annual averages (2025 annual averages, accessed 26 October 2026) https://www.bls.gov/cps/cpsaat60.htm
- 36.4% of self-employed US workers teleworked or worked at home for pay in 2025, according to the US Bureau of Labor Statistics. Source: US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Labor Force Statistics from the Current Population Survey, Table 60: People at work by telework status, 2025 annual averages (2025 annual averages, accessed 26 October 2026) https://www.bls.gov/cps/cpsaat60.htm
- 20.9% of US wage and salary workers teleworked or worked at home for pay in 2025, according to the US Bureau of Labor Statistics. Source: US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Labor Force Statistics from the Current Population Survey, Table 60: People at work by telework status, 2025 annual averages (2025 annual averages, accessed 26 October 2026) https://www.bls.gov/cps/cpsaat60.htm
- 19.5% of US federal government workers teleworked or worked at home for pay in 2025, according to the US Bureau of Labor Statistics. Source: US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Labor Force Statistics from the Current Population Survey, Table 60: People at work by telework status, 2025 annual averages (2025 annual averages, accessed 26 October 2026) https://www.bls.gov/cps/cpsaat60.htm
- 52.5% of US workers in financial activities teleworked in June 2026, according to the US Bureau of Labor Statistics. Source: US Bureau of Labor Statistics, 52.5 percent of workers in financial activities teleworked in June 2026 (The Economics Daily) (29 July 2026) https://www.bls.gov/opub/ted/2026/52-5-percent-of-workers-in-financial-activities-teleworked-in-june-2026.htm
- 59.0% of US workers in finance and insurance teleworked in June 2026, according to the US Bureau of Labor Statistics. Source: US Bureau of Labor Statistics, 52.5 percent of workers in financial activities teleworked in June 2026 (The Economics Daily) (29 July 2026) https://www.bls.gov/opub/ted/2026/52-5-percent-of-workers-in-financial-activities-teleworked-in-june-2026.htm
- 3.9% of US workers in accommodation and food services teleworked in June 2026, according to the US Bureau of Labor Statistics. Source: US Bureau of Labor Statistics, 52.5 percent of workers in financial activities teleworked in June 2026 (The Economics Daily) (29 July 2026) https://www.bls.gov/opub/ted/2026/52-5-percent-of-workers-in-financial-activities-teleworked-in-june-2026.htm
- US finance and insurance workers were 15.1 times as likely to telework as accommodation and food workers in June 2026, calculated by StatisticsGlobal from US Bureau of Labor Statistics data. Source: US Bureau of Labor Statistics, 52.5 percent of workers in financial activities teleworked in June 2026 (The Economics Daily) (29 July 2026) https://www.bls.gov/opub/ted/2026/52-5-percent-of-workers-in-financial-activities-teleworked-in-june-2026.htm
- Massachusetts had the highest telework rate of any US state in 2025, at 31.6% of workers, according to the US Bureau of Labor Statistics. Source: US Bureau of Labor Statistics, States: Persons at work by telework status, 2025 annual averages (2025 annual averages, accessed 26 October 2026) https://www.bls.gov/lau/state-telework-table-2025.htm
- Mississippi had the lowest telework rate of any US state in 2025, at 8.4% of workers, according to the US Bureau of Labor Statistics. Source: US Bureau of Labor Statistics, States: Persons at work by telework status, 2025 annual averages (2025 annual averages, accessed 26 October 2026) https://www.bls.gov/lau/state-telework-table-2025.htm
- 49.5% of workers in the District of Columbia teleworked or worked at home for pay in 2025, according to the US Bureau of Labor Statistics. Source: US Bureau of Labor Statistics, States: Persons at work by telework status, 2025 annual averages (2025 annual averages, accessed 26 October 2026) https://www.bls.gov/lau/state-telework-table-2025.htm
- Massachusetts workers were 3.8 times as likely to telework as Mississippi workers in 2025, calculated by StatisticsGlobal from US Bureau of Labor Statistics data. Source: US Bureau of Labor Statistics, States: Persons at work by telework status, 2025 annual averages (2025 annual averages, accessed 26 October 2026) https://www.bls.gov/lau/state-telework-table-2025.htm
- 21 of the 50 US states had a telework rate above the 22.4% national rate in 2025, calculated by StatisticsGlobal from US Bureau of Labor Statistics data. Source: US Bureau of Labor Statistics, States: Persons at work by telework status, 2025 annual averages (2025 annual averages, accessed 26 October 2026) https://www.bls.gov/lau/state-telework-table-2025.htm
- The median US state had a telework rate of 21.35% in 2025, below the 22.4% national rate, calculated by StatisticsGlobal from US Bureau of Labor Statistics data. Source: US Bureau of Labor Statistics, States: Persons at work by telework status, 2025 annual averages (2025 annual averages, accessed 26 October 2026) https://www.bls.gov/lau/state-telework-table-2025.htm

Table: Share of US workers who teleworked or worked at home for pay, by industry, 2025

| Industry | Teleworked (any hours) | All hours | Some hours |
|---|---|---|---|
| Financial activities | 53.4% | 26.1% | 27.3% |
| Information | 48.4% | 25.3% | 23.1% |
| Professional and business services | 44.9% | 25.1% | 19.9% |
| Public administration | 22.1% | 7.8% | 14.3% |
| Manufacturing | 19.7% | 8.0% | 11.7% |
| Other services | 18.0% | 7.2% | 10.8% |
| Education and health services | 17.9% | 7.4% | 10.5% |
| Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction | 14.4% | 4.5% | 9.9% |
| Wholesale and retail trade | 13.3% | 6.2% | 7.0% |
| Transportation and utilities | 10.8% | 4.1% | 6.7% |
| Construction | 10.2% | 3.7% | 6.5% |
| Leisure and hospitality | 8.1% | 3.4% | 4.8% |
| All workers | 22.4% | 10.5% | 11.9% |

Source: US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Population Survey Table 60, 2025 annual averages (11 months, October not collected). Industry of main job.

## Hybrid vs fully remote vs on-site share

Hybrid is now the most common form of remote work in the US. Fully remote jobs are a minority, and most full-time staff still work on site every day.

The Survey of Working Arrangements and Attitudes (SWAA), run by WFH Research, splits US full-time employees into three groups. 62% worked fully on site, 26% were hybrid and 12% were fully remote between September 2025 and August 2026. Hybrid workers outnumber fully remote workers by more than 2 to 1.

The three main US sources give three different numbers, and each is correct for what it measures. The BLS monthly survey asks whether you teleworked at all in one week, and gets 22.4%. The BLS time use diary asks whether you did any work at home on a workday, even an hour of email, and gets 35%. SWAA counts full days of 6 hours or more, and finds about 26% of paid days are worked from home.

The SWAA fully remote share of 12% is close to the BLS share who teleworked all their hours, 10.5%. The two surveys differ in sample and wording, so treat the match as a rough check rather than proof.

- 12% of US full-time employees were fully remote between September 2025 and August 2026, according to WFH Research. Source: WFH Research (Survey of Working Arrangements and Attitudes), SWAA September 2026 Updates (1 September 2026) https://wfhresearch.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/WFHResearch_updates_September2026.pdf
- 26% of US full-time employees worked a hybrid arrangement between September 2025 and August 2026, according to WFH Research. Source: WFH Research (Survey of Working Arrangements and Attitudes), SWAA September 2026 Updates (1 September 2026) https://wfhresearch.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/WFHResearch_updates_September2026.pdf
- 62% of US full-time employees worked fully on site between September 2025 and August 2026, according to WFH Research. Source: WFH Research (Survey of Working Arrangements and Attitudes), SWAA September 2026 Updates (1 September 2026) https://wfhresearch.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/WFHResearch_updates_September2026.pdf
- US hybrid employees outnumbered fully remote employees by more than 2 to 1 in 2025 to 2026, calculated by StatisticsGlobal from WFH Research data. Source: WFH Research (Survey of Working Arrangements and Attitudes), SWAA September 2026 Updates (1 September 2026) https://wfhresearch.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/WFHResearch_updates_September2026.pdf
- About 26% of full paid workdays in the US were worked from home in July 2026, according to WFH Research. Source: WFH Research (Survey of Working Arrangements and Attitudes), SWAA September 2026 Updates (1 September 2026) https://wfhresearch.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/WFHResearch_updates_September2026.pdf
- 35% of employed people in the US did some or all of their work at home on days they worked in 2025, according to the US Bureau of Labor Statistics. Source: US Bureau of Labor Statistics, American Time Use Survey: 2025 Results (USDL-26-1022) (25 June 2026) https://www.bls.gov/news.release/archives/atus_06252026.htm

Table: Why US remote work figures differ between the three main sources

| Source | What it measures | Period | Figure |
|---|---|---|---|
| BLS Current Population Survey | Share of people at work who teleworked or worked at home for pay in the reference week | 2025 | 22.4% |
| BLS American Time Use Survey | Share of employed people who did some or all work at home on days they worked | 2025 | 35% |
| WFH Research (SWAA) | Share of full paid workdays (6+ hours) worked from home | July 2026 | About 26% |
| WFH Research (SWAA) | Full-time employees fully remote / hybrid / fully on site | Sept 2025 to Aug 2026 | 12% / 26% / 62% |

Sources: US Bureau of Labor Statistics (CPS Table 60; American Time Use Survey 2025 results, 25 June 2026); WFH Research, SWAA September 2026 Updates.

## Work from home statistics UK

Hybrid working is about as common in Great Britain as in the US. Access to it depends heavily on pay and qualifications.

The Office for National Statistics (ONS) found that 28% of workers in Great Britain were hybrid workers in early 2025, the same share it reported for October 2024. The ONS counts hybrid as working partly at home and partly at a workplace. It does not give the home-only share in the article text.

Pay is the sharpest divide. 45% of workers earning £50,000 or more hybrid worked, against 8% of those under £20,000. That makes higher earners 5.6 times as likely to hybrid work, calculated by StatisticsGlobal. Workers with a degree were at 41%, and those with no qualifications at 4%. Full-time workers (34%) were about twice as likely as part-time workers (18%).

Great Britain's 28% hybrid share is 2 points above the 26% hybrid share of US full-time employees in SWAA. The two surveys cover different groups and periods, so the gap is small enough to call the two countries level.

- 28% of workers in Great Britain were hybrid workers in early 2025, according to the Office for National Statistics. Source: Office for National Statistics, Who has access to hybrid work in Great Britain? (11 June 2025) https://www.ons.gov.uk/employmentandlabourmarket/peopleinwork/employmentandemployeetypes/articles/whohasaccesstohybridworkingreatbritain/2025-06-11
- 28% of working adults in Great Britain were hybrid workers in October 2024, according to the Office for National Statistics. Source: Office for National Statistics, Who are the hybrid workers? (11 November 2024) https://www.ons.gov.uk/employmentandlabourmarket/peopleinwork/employmentandemployeetypes/articles/whoarethehybridworkers/2024-11-11
- 45% of workers in Great Britain earning £50,000 or more were hybrid workers in early 2025, according to the Office for National Statistics. Source: Office for National Statistics, Who has access to hybrid work in Great Britain? (11 June 2025) https://www.ons.gov.uk/employmentandlabourmarket/peopleinwork/employmentandemployeetypes/articles/whohasaccesstohybridworkingreatbritain/2025-06-11
- 8% of workers in Great Britain earning under £20,000 were hybrid workers in early 2025, according to the Office for National Statistics. Source: Office for National Statistics, Who has access to hybrid work in Great Britain? (11 June 2025) https://www.ons.gov.uk/employmentandlabourmarket/peopleinwork/employmentandemployeetypes/articles/whohasaccesstohybridworkingreatbritain/2025-06-11
- Workers in Great Britain earning £50,000 or more were 5.6 times as likely to hybrid work as those under £20,000 in 2025, calculated by StatisticsGlobal from Office for National Statistics data. Source: Office for National Statistics, Who has access to hybrid work in Great Britain? (11 June 2025) https://www.ons.gov.uk/employmentandlabourmarket/peopleinwork/employmentandemployeetypes/articles/whohasaccesstohybridworkingreatbritain/2025-06-11
- 34% of full-time workers in Great Britain were hybrid workers in early 2025, compared with 18% of part-time workers, according to the Office for National Statistics. Source: Office for National Statistics, Who has access to hybrid work in Great Britain? (11 June 2025) https://www.ons.gov.uk/employmentandlabourmarket/peopleinwork/employmentandemployeetypes/articles/whohasaccesstohybridworkingreatbritain/2025-06-11
- 41% of workers in Great Britain with a degree were hybrid workers in early 2025, compared with 4% with no qualifications, according to the Office for National Statistics. Source: Office for National Statistics, Who has access to hybrid work in Great Britain? (11 June 2025) https://www.ons.gov.uk/employmentandlabourmarket/peopleinwork/employmentandemployeetypes/articles/whohasaccesstohybridworkingreatbritain/2025-06-11
- 36% of workers in Great Britain aged 30 to 49 were hybrid workers in early 2025, according to the Office for National Statistics. Source: Office for National Statistics, Who has access to hybrid work in Great Britain? (11 June 2025) https://www.ons.gov.uk/employmentandlabourmarket/peopleinwork/employmentandemployeetypes/articles/whohasaccesstohybridworkingreatbritain/2025-06-11
- 19% of workers in Great Britain aged 16 to 29 were hybrid workers in early 2025, according to the Office for National Statistics. Source: Office for National Statistics, Who has access to hybrid work in Great Britain? (11 June 2025) https://www.ons.gov.uk/employmentandlabourmarket/peopleinwork/employmentandemployeetypes/articles/whohasaccesstohybridworkingreatbritain/2025-06-11
- 35% of working parents in Great Britain were hybrid workers in 2024, compared with 24% of working non-parents, according to the Office for National Statistics. Source: Office for National Statistics, Who are the hybrid workers? (11 November 2024) https://www.ons.gov.uk/employmentandlabourmarket/peopleinwork/employmentandemployeetypes/articles/whoarethehybridworkers/2024-11-11
- 45% of managers, directors and senior officials in Great Britain were hybrid workers in 2024, according to the Office for National Statistics. Source: Office for National Statistics, Who are the hybrid workers? (11 November 2024) https://www.ons.gov.uk/employmentandlabourmarket/peopleinwork/employmentandemployeetypes/articles/whoarethehybridworkers/2024-11-11
- Great Britain's 2025 hybrid share of 28% was 2 points above the 26% hybrid share of US full-time employees in 2025 to 2026, calculated by StatisticsGlobal from ONS and WFH Research data. Source: Office for National Statistics, Who has access to hybrid work in Great Britain? (11 June 2025) https://www.ons.gov.uk/employmentandlabourmarket/peopleinwork/employmentandemployeetypes/articles/whohasaccesstohybridworkingreatbritain/2025-06-11

Table: Share of workers in Great Britain who were hybrid workers, by group, 2025

| Group | Hybrid workers |
|---|---|
| All workers | 28% |
| Income £50,000 or more | 45% |
| Degree or equivalent | 41% |
| Aged 30 to 49 | 36% |
| Full-time | 34% |
| Employees | 30% |
| Self-employed | 24% |
| Aged 50 to 69 | 24% |
| Aged 16 to 29 | 19% |
| Part-time | 18% |
| Income under £20,000 | 8% |
| No qualifications | 4% |

Source: Office for National Statistics, Who has access to hybrid work in Great Britain?, 11 June 2025. Opinions and Lifestyle Survey, 8 January to 30 March 2025, 5,494 working adults.

## Remote work by education and income

Education is the strongest predictor of working from home in the US. The gap between graduates and others has narrowed since 2020 but remains wide.

The BLS time use survey found that 51% of workers with a bachelor's degree or higher did some work at home on days they worked in 2025. Only 19% of those with a high school diploma and no college did. Graduates were 2.7 times as likely, calculated by StatisticsGlobal.

SWAA shows the same order on a stricter measure. Graduate-degree holders worked 32.7% of full paid days from home in 2026, against 19.1% for those with high school or less. The gap of 13.6 points is far smaller than in 2020, when graduates were at 59.0%. Graduate rates have kept slipping, down 3.3 points since 2023, while the other groups have been flatter.

Sex, race and age matter too. In March 2026, 24.9% of employed women teleworked against 20.5% of men. Asian workers were at 31.1% and Hispanic workers at 13.1%. Only 6.7% of workers aged 16 to 24 teleworked, against 25.1% of those aged 25 to 54. These gaps mostly track the mix of jobs each group holds.

- 51% of US workers with a bachelor's degree or higher did some work at home on days they worked in 2025, according to the US Bureau of Labor Statistics. Source: US Bureau of Labor Statistics, American Time Use Survey: 2025 Results (USDL-26-1022) (25 June 2026) https://www.bls.gov/news.release/archives/atus_06252026.htm
- 19% of US workers with a high school diploma and no college did some work at home on days they worked in 2025, according to the US Bureau of Labor Statistics. Source: US Bureau of Labor Statistics, American Time Use Survey: 2025 Results (USDL-26-1022) (25 June 2026) https://www.bls.gov/news.release/archives/atus_06252026.htm
- US workers with a degree were 2.7 times as likely to work at home on workdays as high-school-only workers in 2025, calculated by StatisticsGlobal from US Bureau of Labor Statistics data. Source: US Bureau of Labor Statistics, American Time Use Survey: 2025 Results (USDL-26-1022) (25 June 2026) https://www.bls.gov/news.release/archives/atus_06252026.htm
- 38% of employed women in the US did some work at home on days they worked in 2025, compared with 31% of men, according to the US Bureau of Labor Statistics. Source: US Bureau of Labor Statistics, American Time Use Survey: 2025 Results (USDL-26-1022) (25 June 2026) https://www.bls.gov/news.release/archives/atus_06252026.htm
- US workers with a graduate degree worked 32.7% of full paid days from home in 2026, according to WFH Research. Source: WFH Research (Survey of Working Arrangements and Attitudes), SWAA September 2026 Updates (1 September 2026) https://wfhresearch.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/WFHResearch_updates_September2026.pdf
- US workers with a high school education or less worked 19.1% of full paid days from home in 2026, according to WFH Research. Source: WFH Research (Survey of Working Arrangements and Attitudes), SWAA September 2026 Updates (1 September 2026) https://wfhresearch.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/WFHResearch_updates_September2026.pdf
- US workers with a graduate degree worked 59.0% of full paid days from home in 2020, according to WFH Research. Source: WFH Research (Survey of Working Arrangements and Attitudes), SWAA September 2026 Updates (1 September 2026) https://wfhresearch.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/WFHResearch_updates_September2026.pdf
- US graduate-degree holders worked 13.6 points more of their paid days from home than high-school-educated workers in 2026, calculated by StatisticsGlobal from WFH Research data. Source: WFH Research (Survey of Working Arrangements and Attitudes), SWAA September 2026 Updates (1 September 2026) https://wfhresearch.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/WFHResearch_updates_September2026.pdf
- The work-from-home rate of US graduate-degree holders fell 3.3 points between 2023 and 2026, calculated by StatisticsGlobal from WFH Research data. Source: WFH Research (Survey of Working Arrangements and Attitudes), SWAA September 2026 Updates (1 September 2026) https://wfhresearch.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/WFHResearch_updates_September2026.pdf
- 24.9% of employed women in the US teleworked in March 2026, compared with 20.5% of men, according to the US Bureau of Labor Statistics. Source: US Bureau of Labor Statistics, 22.6 percent of workers teleworked in March 2026 (The Economics Daily) (16 April 2026) https://www.bls.gov/opub/ted/2026/22-6-percent-of-workers-teleworked-in-march-2026.htm
- 31.1% of Asian workers in the US teleworked in March 2026, compared with 13.1% of Hispanic workers, according to the US Bureau of Labor Statistics. Source: US Bureau of Labor Statistics, 22.6 percent of workers teleworked in March 2026 (The Economics Daily) (16 April 2026) https://www.bls.gov/opub/ted/2026/22-6-percent-of-workers-teleworked-in-march-2026.htm
- 6.7% of US workers aged 16 to 24 teleworked in March 2026, compared with 25.1% of those aged 25 to 54, according to the US Bureau of Labor Statistics. Source: US Bureau of Labor Statistics, 22.6 percent of workers teleworked in March 2026 (The Economics Daily) (16 April 2026) https://www.bls.gov/opub/ted/2026/22-6-percent-of-workers-teleworked-in-march-2026.htm

Table: Share of full paid workdays worked from home in the US, by education, 2020 to 2026

| Education | 2020 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 (to August) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High school or less | 31.4% | 20.3% | 20.1% | 20.3% | 20.8% | 19.1% |
| 1 to 3 years of college | 39.0% | 27.6% | 25.9% | 25.1% | 23.9% | 23.1% |
| 4-year college degree | 54.5% | 37.2% | 34.8% | 33.8% | 33.2% | 30.8% |
| Graduate degree | 59.0% | 39.5% | 36.0% | 36.0% | 34.5% | 32.7% |

Source: WFH Research, SWAA September 2026 Updates. 2020 covers May and July to December. 2026 averages the months available at release.

## Work from home days per week by country

Working from home has settled at about one day a week for college-educated workers worldwide. English-speaking countries do the most and East Asia the least.

The Global Survey of Working Arrangements tracks college-educated full-time workers in 40 countries. Across the 23 countries surveyed in every wave, work-from-home days fell from about 1.55 a week in 2022 to 1.29 in 2023 and 1.23 in 2024 to 2025. That is a 20.6% drop since 2022, calculated by StatisticsGlobal, but almost all of it came in the first year. The authors call this a new equilibrium of about a quarter of workdays at home.

Canada (1.9 days), the UK (1.8) and the US (1.6) are near the top. South Korea (0.5), China (0.6) and Japan (0.7) are near the bottom. The survey only covers college-educated workers, so these figures run higher than whole-workforce data.

Eurostat covers all employed people in the EU, which gives lower numbers. In 2025, 8.8% usually worked from home and 14.2% sometimes did, so 23.0% did so at least sometimes. The usual share barely moved from 8.9% in 2024. Finland had the highest usual share at 20.5% and Romania the lowest at 1.3%. The Netherlands leads once occasional home working is counted, at 52.3%.

- College-educated workers worked from home an average of 1.23 days a week across 23 countries in 2024 to 2025, according to the Global Survey of Working Arrangements. Source: Global Survey of Working Arrangements, The Global Persistence of Work from Home (2 June 2025) https://wfhresearch.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/Global-WFH-2025-PNAS_final_v1.pdf
- College-educated workers worked from home an average of about 1.55 days a week across 23 countries in 2022, according to the Global Survey of Working Arrangements. Source: Global Survey of Working Arrangements, The Global Persistence of Work from Home (2 June 2025) https://wfhresearch.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/Global-WFH-2025-PNAS_final_v1.pdf
- Average work-from-home days across 23 countries fell 20.6% between 2022 and 2024 to 2025, calculated by StatisticsGlobal from Global Survey of Working Arrangements data. Source: Global Survey of Working Arrangements, The Global Persistence of Work from Home (2 June 2025) https://wfhresearch.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/Global-WFH-2025-PNAS_final_v1.pdf
- College-educated workers in Canada worked from home 1.9 days a week in 2024 to 2025, the highest of 40 countries, according to the Global Survey of Working Arrangements. Source: Global Survey of Working Arrangements, The Global Persistence of Work from Home (2 June 2025) https://wfhresearch.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/Global-WFH-2025-PNAS_final_v1.pdf
- College-educated workers in the UK worked from home 1.8 days a week in 2024 to 2025, according to the Global Survey of Working Arrangements. Source: Global Survey of Working Arrangements, The Global Persistence of Work from Home (2 June 2025) https://wfhresearch.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/Global-WFH-2025-PNAS_final_v1.pdf
- College-educated workers in the US worked from home 1.6 days a week in 2024 to 2025, according to the Global Survey of Working Arrangements. Source: Global Survey of Working Arrangements, The Global Persistence of Work from Home (2 June 2025) https://wfhresearch.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/Global-WFH-2025-PNAS_final_v1.pdf
- College-educated workers in Japan worked from home 0.7 days a week in 2024 to 2025, according to the Global Survey of Working Arrangements. Source: Global Survey of Working Arrangements, The Global Persistence of Work from Home (2 June 2025) https://wfhresearch.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/Global-WFH-2025-PNAS_final_v1.pdf
- College-educated workers in South Korea worked from home 0.5 days a week in 2024 to 2025, the lowest of 40 countries, according to the Global Survey of Working Arrangements. Source: Global Survey of Working Arrangements, The Global Persistence of Work from Home (2 June 2025) https://wfhresearch.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/Global-WFH-2025-PNAS_final_v1.pdf
- College-educated workers in Canada worked from home 3.8 times as many days as those in South Korea in 2024 to 2025, calculated by StatisticsGlobal from Global Survey of Working Arrangements data. Source: Global Survey of Working Arrangements, The Global Persistence of Work from Home (2 June 2025) https://wfhresearch.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/Global-WFH-2025-PNAS_final_v1.pdf
- 8.8% of employed people aged 15 to 64 in the EU usually worked from home in 2025, according to Eurostat. Source: Eurostat, Employed persons working from home by professional status, % of total employment (lfsa_ehomp) (dataset updated 10 September 2026, accessed 26 October 2026) https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/api/dissemination/statistics/1.0/data/lfsa_ehomp?sex=T&age=Y15-64&wstatus=EMP&unit=PC&time=2024&time=2025
- 14.2% of employed people aged 15 to 64 in the EU sometimes worked from home in 2025, according to Eurostat. Source: Eurostat, Employed persons working from home by professional status, % of total employment (lfsa_ehomp) (dataset updated 10 September 2026, accessed 26 October 2026) https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/api/dissemination/statistics/1.0/data/lfsa_ehomp?sex=T&age=Y15-64&wstatus=EMP&unit=PC&time=2024&time=2025
- 23.0% of employed people in the EU worked from home at least sometimes in 2025, calculated by StatisticsGlobal from Eurostat data. Source: Eurostat, Employed persons working from home by professional status, % of total employment (lfsa_ehomp) (dataset updated 10 September 2026, accessed 26 October 2026) https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/api/dissemination/statistics/1.0/data/lfsa_ehomp?sex=T&age=Y15-64&wstatus=EMP&unit=PC&time=2024&time=2025
- The EU share of employed people who usually worked from home slipped from 8.9% in 2024 to 8.8% in 2025, according to Eurostat. Source: Eurostat, Employed persons working from home by professional status, % of total employment (lfsa_ehomp) (dataset updated 10 September 2026, accessed 26 October 2026) https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/api/dissemination/statistics/1.0/data/lfsa_ehomp?sex=T&age=Y15-64&wstatus=EMP&unit=PC&time=2024&time=2025
- 20.5% of employed people in Finland usually worked from home in 2025, the highest share in the EU, according to Eurostat. Source: Eurostat, Employed persons working from home by professional status, % of total employment (lfsa_ehomp) (dataset updated 10 September 2026, accessed 26 October 2026) https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/api/dissemination/statistics/1.0/data/lfsa_ehomp?sex=T&age=Y15-64&wstatus=EMP&unit=PC&time=2024&time=2025
- 1.3% of employed people in Romania usually worked from home in 2025, the lowest share in the EU, according to Eurostat. Source: Eurostat, Employed persons working from home by professional status, % of total employment (lfsa_ehomp) (dataset updated 10 September 2026, accessed 26 October 2026) https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/api/dissemination/statistics/1.0/data/lfsa_ehomp?sex=T&age=Y15-64&wstatus=EMP&unit=PC&time=2024&time=2025
- 52.3% of employed people in the Netherlands worked from home at least sometimes in 2025, the highest in the EU, calculated by StatisticsGlobal from Eurostat data. Source: Eurostat, Employed persons working from home by professional status, % of total employment (lfsa_ehomp) (dataset updated 10 September 2026, accessed 26 October 2026) https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/api/dissemination/statistics/1.0/data/lfsa_ehomp?sex=T&age=Y15-64&wstatus=EMP&unit=PC&time=2024&time=2025

Table: Average work-from-home days a week, college-educated full-time workers, selected countries, 2024 to 2025

| Country | WFH days a week |
|---|---|
| Canada | 1.9 |
| United Kingdom | 1.8 |
| Finland | 1.7 |
| United States | 1.6 |
| Germany | 1.6 |
| India | 1.6 |
| Ireland | 1.5 |
| Netherlands | 1.4 |
| Australia | 1.2 |
| Spain | 1.2 |
| France | 1.0 |
| Mexico | 1.0 |
| Japan | 0.7 |
| China | 0.6 |
| Greece | 0.6 |
| South Korea | 0.5 |

Source: Global Survey of Working Arrangements, The Global Persistence of Work from Home, 2 June 2025. Wave 4, November 2024 to February 2025, 16,422 workers in 40 countries. Values read from the labelled chart, one decimal place.

## How the main sources measure remote work

Remote work numbers differ mostly because sources ask different questions of different people. Check the definition before comparing two figures.

The BLS Current Population Survey asks US households each month whether each worker teleworked or worked at home for pay in the reference week. It is the most robust US source, but it counts a single hour at home as telework. October 2025 data were not collected because of the federal shutdown, so 2025 annual figures average 11 months. State figures come from the same survey.

The American Time Use Survey uses a one-day diary from about 6,100 people. It counts any work done at home on a workday, so it gives the highest share. SWAA is a monthly online panel of US residents aged 20 to 64 who earned at least $10,000, re-weighted to match the CPS. It counts full days of 6 hours or more. Online panels may over-represent people who are comfortable with technology.

The ONS hybrid figures come from the Opinions and Lifestyle Survey of about 5,500 working adults in Great Britain. The Global Survey of Working Arrangements samples only full-time college-educated workers through online panels, and we read its country values from a labelled chart. Eurostat's Labour Force Survey splits all employed people aged 15 to 64 into those who usually, sometimes or never work from home. We have not mixed definitions in any single figure without saying so.


## Frequently asked questions

### What percentage of people work remotely in 2026?

22.6% of US workers teleworked or worked at home for pay in March 2026, according to the US Bureau of Labor Statistics. The 2025 average was 22.4%, or about 35.4 million people a week.

### Is remote work declining compared with last year?

Not much. The US telework rate was 0.2 points lower in March 2026 than in March 2025, calculated by StatisticsGlobal from US Bureau of Labor Statistics data. The rate has stayed between 21.5% and 23.0% for the year to March 2026.

### How many workers are fully remote vs hybrid?

12% of US full-time employees were fully remote and 26% were hybrid between September 2025 and August 2026, according to WFH Research. The other 62% worked fully on site.

### Which US state has the most remote workers?

Massachusetts had the highest telework rate of any US state in 2025, at 31.6% of workers, according to the US Bureau of Labor Statistics. The District of Columbia was higher still at 49.5%. Mississippi was lowest at 8.4%.

### How common is working from home in the UK?

28% of workers in Great Britain were hybrid workers in early 2025, according to the Office for National Statistics. 45% of those earning £50,000 or more hybrid worked, against 8% of those earning under £20,000.

### Which countries work from home the most?

College-educated workers in Canada worked from home 1.9 days a week in 2024 to 2025, the highest of 40 countries, according to the Global Survey of Working Arrangements. The UK was at 1.8 days and the US at 1.6. South Korea was lowest at 0.5 days.

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