U.S. Department of Energy - Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy

Vehicle Technologies Program

Fact #486: September 10, 2007
Teleworking Trends

The number of teleworkers – people who work at least one day per month from home – increased from 20.7 million workers in 2002 to 28.7 million workers in 2006.

Number of Teleworkers, 2002-2006
Graph showing the increase of teleworkers (those working at least one day per month from home) from 2002 to 2006. There were 8 million more workers in 2006. For more detailed information, see the table below.

Supporting Information

Number of Teleworkers, 2002-2006
Year Millions of Workers
2002 20.7
2003 23.5
2004 24.1
2005 26.1
2006 28.7

Source: WorldatWork, Telework Trendlines for 2006, February 2007.

 

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