The same percentage of employed people who worked remotely in 2023 is the same as the previous year, a survey found

The same percentage of employed people who worked remotely in 2023 is the same as the previous year, a survey found

Don’t call it work from home any more, just call it work. According to new data, what once seemed like a pandemic necessity has become the new norm for many Americans.

Every year, the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) releases the results of its American time use survey, which asks Americans how much time they spend doing various activities, from work to leisure.

The most recent survey results, released at the end of June, show that the same percentage of employed people who did at least some remote work in 2023 is the same percentage as those who did remote work in 2022.

In other words, it’s the first stabilization in the data since before the pandemic, when only a small percentage of workers did remote work, and a sign that remote work is here to stay.

  • LustyArgonianMana@lemmy.worldEnglish
    421·
    4 months ago

    We should fine companies who don’t do work from home when they could be. It’s safer for employees and better for the planet.

    • explodicle@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
      19·
      4 months ago

      We’re basically subsidizing this behavior with low taxes. It ought to be unaffordable to waste money on offices they don’t need.

    • cheer@lemmy.caEnglish
      18·
      4 months ago

      but think of the poor landlords not getting money for renting out office space /s

    • corsicanguppy@lemmy.caEnglish
      81·
      4 months ago

      Force them to justify in-office work and force an independent reassessment of that in line with other osha-style workplace safety assessments given how toxic the cube jungle is.

      Oh. Right: and sexist.

      • LustyArgonianMana@lemmy.worldEnglish
        5·
        4 months ago

        Not just that, but the actual drive to work should be considered by OSHA as car accidents are one of the leading causes of death for people under age like 70

    • Semi-Hemi-Lemmygod@lemmy.worldEnglish
      2·
      4 months ago

      Hell, take some of the money out of the highway budget, since it results in less road wear and need for additional infrastructure.

      Kinda like how my power company would send me CFL and LED light bulbs for free because reducing usage was cheaper and cleaner than building a new plant.