This statistic illustrates the importance of flexibility in working times in the United States in 2018, by employment. During the survey, 65 percent of self-employed respondents reported that flexibility in working times was very important, compared to 51 percent of private sector workers, 50 percent of government employees, 49 percent of students, and 41 percent of unemployed people.
Importance of flexibility in working times in the U.S. in 2018, by employment
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Morning Consult. (September 12, 2018). Importance of flexibility in working times in the U.S. in 2018, by employment [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 17, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/916763/us-economy-importance-flexibility-working-times-employment/
Morning Consult. "Importance of flexibility in working times in the U.S. in 2018, by employment." Chart. September 12, 2018. Statista. Accessed June 17, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/916763/us-economy-importance-flexibility-working-times-employment/
Morning Consult. (2018). Importance of flexibility in working times in the U.S. in 2018, by employment. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 17, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/916763/us-economy-importance-flexibility-working-times-employment/
Morning Consult. "Importance of Flexibility in Working times in The U.S. in 2018, by Employment." Statista, Statista Inc., 12 Sep 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/916763/us-economy-importance-flexibility-working-times-employment/
Morning Consult, Importance of flexibility in working times in the U.S. in 2018, by employment Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/916763/us-economy-importance-flexibility-working-times-employment/ (last visited June 17, 2024)
Importance of flexibility in working times in the U.S. in 2018, by employment [Graph], Morning Consult, September 12, 2018. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/916763/us-economy-importance-flexibility-working-times-employment/