COVID-19 pandemic. This accounts for those who teleworked, or worked at home, specifically because of the coronavirus pandemic and does not include those who worked from home before the pandemic.
In September 2022, there were 8.28 million workers in the United States that worked from home sometime in the past four weeks due to the Monthly number of workers who worked from home due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States from May 2020 to September 2022 (in millions)
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Bureau of Labor Statistics. (October 6, 2022). Monthly number of workers who worked from home due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States from May 2020 to September 2022 (in millions) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 16, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1261480/us-monthly-number-workers-teleworking-covid-19/
Bureau of Labor Statistics. "Monthly number of workers who worked from home due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States from May 2020 to September 2022 (in millions)." Chart. October 6, 2022. Statista. Accessed May 16, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1261480/us-monthly-number-workers-teleworking-covid-19/
Bureau of Labor Statistics. (2022). Monthly number of workers who worked from home due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States from May 2020 to September 2022 (in millions). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 16, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1261480/us-monthly-number-workers-teleworking-covid-19/
Bureau of Labor Statistics. "Monthly Number of Workers Who Worked from Home Due to The Covid-19 Pandemic in The United States from May 2020 to September 2022 (in Millions)." Statista, Statista Inc., 6 Oct 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1261480/us-monthly-number-workers-teleworking-covid-19/
Bureau of Labor Statistics, Monthly number of workers who worked from home due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States from May 2020 to September 2022 (in millions) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1261480/us-monthly-number-workers-teleworking-covid-19/ (last visited May 16, 2024)
Monthly number of workers who worked from home due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States from May 2020 to September 2022 (in millions) [Graph], Bureau of Labor Statistics, October 6, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1261480/us-monthly-number-workers-teleworking-covid-19/