According to the Q1 2022 survey by Ladders, 24% of all job posting in the US and Canada are now for permanent remote positions—an increase from 18% in Q4 2021 or roughly 3MM jobs.
This is mostly led by fields in technology but similar trends are happening everywhere. For example, software development job postings went from 2.9% remote in Q1 2020 to 33.44% in Q1 2022.
See also:
- The share of remote workers fell from 35% to 11% of those who were working remotely due to COVID-19
- A 10x increase in remote hiring creates challenges for the back office
- Nearly 15 percent of all high-paying job listings are remote showing that these trends are impacting the top jobs in the country
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35% of American Workers Have the Option to Work Remotely Full Time
According to a recent survey from McKinsey & Company, American workers say they have the option to work part time or full time from home (58% and 35% respectively). That’s roughly 55 million people in the US.