Working from home has become a dedicated part of the American workforce, exercising one of the safety measures adopted during the COVID-19. Now that the mandate has been lifted, businesses are doing more in the remote space than just reducing transmission of the coronavirus.

At-home workers in the United States have tripled (from 5.7% in 2019 to 17.9% in 2021), an increase of 19 million workers according to American Community Survey (ACS) 1-year data.

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