Number of employees who could work from home by age U.S. 2017-18

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Abigail Tierney,
Aug 12, 2024
In the fiscal year of 2017 to 2018, there were about 41.57 million employees who could work from home. Of those 41.57 million, 10.9 million were ages 35 to 44 years old, while about 1.43 million were ages 15 to 24 years old.

Number of employees who could work from home in the United States in 2017-18, by age (in 1,000s)

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September 2019

Region

United States

Survey time period

2017 to 2018

Age group

15 years and older

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