This statistic shows the percentage of workforce that will remain permanently remote post-COVID who were not remote before COVID. A quarter of respondents said they will move at least 10% of their office employees to permanent remote positions. This is not surprising as CFOs are under pressure to tightly manage costs, and they see an opportunity to achieve the cost benefits of a remote workforce.
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What percentage of your workforce will remain permanently remote post-COVID who were not remote before COVID?
Characteristic
Share of respondents
More than 50%
2%
50% will remain remote
4%
20% will remain remote
17%
10% will remain remote
25%
5% will remain remote
27%
0% will remain remote
26%
• 0% will remain remote 26%
• 5% will remain remote 27%
• 10% will remain remote 25%
• 20% will remain remote 17%
• 50% will remain remote 4%
• More than 50% 2%
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Gartner. (April 3, 2020). What percentage of your workforce will remain permanently remote post-COVID who were not remote before COVID? [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 11, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1111516/workforce-remain-remote-post-covid/
Gartner. "What percentage of your workforce will remain permanently remote post-COVID who were not remote before COVID? ." Chart. April 3, 2020. Statista. Accessed July 11, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1111516/workforce-remain-remote-post-covid/
Gartner. (2020). What percentage of your workforce will remain permanently remote post-COVID who were not remote before COVID? . Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 11, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1111516/workforce-remain-remote-post-covid/
Gartner. "What Percentage of Your Workforce Will Remain Permanently Remote Post-covid Who Were Not Remote before Covid? ." Statista, Statista Inc., 3 Apr 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1111516/workforce-remain-remote-post-covid/
Gartner, What percentage of your workforce will remain permanently remote post-COVID who were not remote before COVID? Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1111516/workforce-remain-remote-post-covid/ (last visited July 11, 2025)
What percentage of your workforce will remain permanently remote post-COVID who were not remote before COVID? [Graph], Gartner, April 3, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1111516/workforce-remain-remote-post-covid/
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