Working From Home is Still Rare in The United States

By Published on August 20, 2015

Working at home (also known as telecommuting) is still very much the exception rather than the rule in the United States, according to a recent Gallup poll. Even though more workers say they telecommute now than in previous years, its growth has levelled off considerably.

Working at home is most common among high-income adults with white-collar jobs or a college education. Across Americaโ€™s workforce, 72 percent of employed adults stated that they work no days at home in a typical month. 9 percent of people manage to work from home at least one to two days each month while 8 percent telecommute 3 to 5 days.

Read the article “Working From Home is Still Rare in The United States” on forbes.com.

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