Just How Big Has Telecommuting Gotten?

Technology has made it easier for companies to allow people to work from home. With tools like Slack, videoconferencing, and the ubiquity of smartphones, telecommuting has simply become more viable and easier to manage.

Accordingly, the number of people who work remotely in the U.S. grew dramatically between 2005 and 2017, according to an analysis of the American Community Survey by Global Workplace Analytics and FlexJobs. The ACS, which contains the most current U.S. government data available, showed the number of remote workers increased by 159% between 2005 and 2017.

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