Census: Home Workers Grew in First Part of Decade
No, these weren’t self employed for the most part. They seemed more likely to be corporate types of work that happened to be done at home.
Data from the Census Bureau says Americans working from home are likeliest to be white, college-educated female professionals. They also tend to work longer hours than those working away from home, such as at an office or construction site.
In 2005, the most recent year for which numbers were available, there were 11.3 million home-based workers — about 8 percent of the U.S. work force — up from 9.5 million in 1999.
But as the recession took hold, it seemed people were more reluctant to work from home or were not able to…
SFaith on January 27th, 2010 at 12:20 pm
In 2008 the economy collapsed and jobs were lost at an unprecedented rate. People were in panic mode–afraid for their livelihoods.
As the economy stabilizes and eventually begins to grow again, people will look for opportunities to work from home more.
Companies are also moving toward hiring remote workers to fill as many positions as can be effectively filled in this way.