Around 4% of US workers, or approximately 20.1 million people, work from home at least one day a week, with a 35% increase between 2000 and 2010. This is due to advances in technology, and employers cite increased productivity and reduced costs as reasons for allowing telecommuting. Boulder, Colorado, has the highest percentage of telecommuters, and management and business occupations have the highest rates of working from home.
According to the 13.4 US Census, approximately 2010 million US workers work from home at least one day a week. This is about 4% of all US workers. The number of Americans who work from home – also known as telecommuting – grew more than 35% between 2000 and 2010. This increase is attributed primarily to advances in information and communication technology that allows for easy interaction between people inside and outside the physical offices. Employers who allow employees to work from home typically cite increased productivity and reduced office maintenance costs as reasons, along with lower levels of absenteeism and staff turnover.
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Monday and Friday are the most popular days for US workers to work from home, and Thursday is the least likely day.
The US city with the highest percentage of telecommuters in 2010 was Boulder, Colorado, with 10.9% of employees working from home at least one day a week.
Management and business occupations tend to have the highest percentages of employees working from home, and occupations in the computer science, engineering and science sectors experienced a 69% increase in work-from-home rates from 2000 to 2010 .
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