How many workers are still working from home?

The gap suggests that access to remote work in 2025 remained concentrated among more highly educated employees, while workers with less formal education were more likely to be tied to a physical workplace.

Hours worked on weekdays and weekends

On days they worked, full-time employees averaged 8.1 hours of work in 2025, according to the ATUS.

That average broke down to 8.5 hours on an average weekday and 5.5 hours on an average weekend day (BLS, ATUS 2025 news release, USDL-26-1022). 81% of employed people worked on an average weekday, compared with 30% on an average weekend day (BLS, ATUS 2025 news release.

Among those who worked weekends, workers with lower levels of education put in more hours than those with a bachelor’s degree or higher. High school graduates with no college worked 6.4 hours on weekend days they worked, compared with 4.0 hours for those with a bachelor’s degree or higher.

How Canada compares

Canadian data points in the opposite direction from the U.S. figures. According to a Statistics Canada Labour Force Survey supplement, 17.4% of employed Canadians usually worked most of their hours from home in May 2025, down from 18.7% in May 2024, marking the fourth consecutive annual decline.