Share of employees that want to continue work from home after coronavirus U.S. 2020

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Abigail Tierney,
Aug 6, 2024
In a June 2020 survey, 22.8 percent of participants that worked from home during the coronavirus pandemic said that they would like to continue working from home on a permanent basis. Adversely, 31.9 percent said that they would like to return to the office after the outbreak ends.

Share of employees that prefer to continue working from home permanently after the coronavirus outbreak in the United States as of June 2020

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Release date

July 2020

Region

United States

Survey time period

June 10 to 22, 2020

Number of respondents

2,038 respondents

Age group

23 years and older

Special properties

telecommuters

Method of interview

Online survey

Supplementary notes

Original question: "Would you prefer to permanently work from home or return to the office?"

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