Stuck in traffic or working from home? At home work is booming but is still a small part of the overall picture:
Bottom Line: At home work has been a desire of many but elusive for most. The grow over the past decade has been meaningful however...
According to new research from Global Workplace Analystics and FlexJobs the past decade (2005-2015 in the study), has resulted in a boom in at-work work but it's still a small part of the overall workforce. At-home work was defied as having more than half of work being done from a private location. Here were the highlights:
- 115% increase in at-home work
- 3.9 million people who now work predominantly from home
- The largest companies are the most likely to offer these types of jobs
- 20% growth in at-home job postings has occurred withing the past year
- The Federal Government is the largest at-home employer
- These jobs average $4,000 more per year (full-time)