To show the status inline within a notebook (and not a separate window), first trigger loading the parallel tools: Parallelize; The evaluate Parallel`Developer`KernelStatus[] If you need to know how each column in this table is computed, take a look at <<GeneralUtilities` PrintDefinitions["Parallel`Status`Private`remoteStatus"] It is in fact [`TimeUsed`](http://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/TimeUsed.html) that's being reported. Spelunking reference: * ``NotebookOpen@FindFile["Parallel`Status`"]``