“Over 95% of U.S. office workers” were forced “to become regular telecommuters practically overnight” this year, according to the U.S. Senate testimony of Global Workplace Analytics president Kate Lister.
While remote work continues to be a windfall for typically on-site workplaces to keep businesses operational and employees and communities safe amid global disasters and public health crises, remote work has been an employment staple for decades. Most recently, annual data from the U.S. Department of Labor’s Bureau of Labor Statistics shows that 23.7% of employed persons worked from home on an average day during 2019.
