Fact #583: August 10, 2009
Teleworking Trends
The number of teleworkers – people who work at least one day per month from home – increased to nearly 34 million workers in 2008. The year the survey began (2002) there were only 20 million teleworkers.
Number of Teleworkers, 2002-2008
Supporting Information
| Year | Millions of Workers |
|---|---|
| 2002 | 20.7 |
| 2003 | 23.5 |
| 2004 | 24.1 |
| 2005 | 26.1 |
| 2006 | 28.7 |
| 2007 | Not available |
| 2008 | 33.7 |
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Note: No survey was performed in 2007. | |