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In a region that enthusiastically embraced remote work — 48.7% of Seattle-area workers were teleworking early in the pandemic — employers already struggling to hire worry about issuing back-to-office edicts.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 17, 2022
About 11 percent of U.S. workers were teleworking because of the coronavirus as of November, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 7, 2021
Just 11.6 percent of workers older than 16 were teleworking as of October, according to the U.S.
From Washington Post ● Nov. 5, 2021
In May 2020, more than one out of every three workers, or 35.4%, were teleworking.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 6, 2021
