Employees who work from home or other remote location are doing so more often than they have in the past but the overall number of teleworkers has declined, finds a recent survey. The teleworking population in 2010 was 26.2 million, down from 33.7 million in 2008. Teleworkers represented nearly 20% of the U.S. adult working population, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
There are several reasons, including a high unemployment rate, for the drop in the number of people teleworking, explains Rose Stanley, work-life practice leader for WorldatWork, which conducted the survey.
