Boomtown Institute - Telecommuting/Teleworking
| June 30, 2009 |  View for printing |
It has been quite some time since we reported on telecommuting. With the volatility in fuel prices over that past 12-18 months, we were curious of the effect on telecommuting. We found a recent report from WorldatWork, entitled Telework Trendlines 2009.
According to the report, the number of Americans who worked from home or remotely at least one day per month for their employer increased from approximately 12.4 million in 2006 to 17.2 million in 2008. The rise represents a two-year increase of 39-percent, and an increase of 74 percent since 2005. In addition, the survey found that the number of employees who work on contract, are self-employed or are business owners (“contract telecommuters”) who work at home or remotely at least one day per month rose slightly, from 16.2 million in 2006 to 16.6 million in 2008. Therefore, the sum of employee telecommuters and contract telecommuters rose from 28.7 million in 2006 to 33.7 million Americans in 2008, a 17-percent two-year increase.
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