Telework, Hiring, and Vacancies — 2022 — 2023-03-22

In August and September 2022, 27.5 percent of private-sector establishments (2.5 million) had employees teleworking some or all the time, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Industries with the highest percent of establishments employing teleworkers were information (67.4 percent), professional and business services (49.0 percent), educational services (46.0 percent), and wholesale trade (39.0 percent). Data in this release are from the 2022 Business Response Survey (BRS). BRS data were collected from private-sector establishments from August 1, 2022, through September 30, 2022. The survey�s topics included telework at establishments both at the time of the survey and before the COVID-19 pandemic, hiring by establishments in July 2022, and job vacancies at establishments at the time of the survey. Detailed tables by industry, state, and establishment size are available at www.bls.gov/brs. Telework at private-sector establishments � The percent of establishments with employees teleworking changed over the last year.