In 2020, approximately 1.7 million people who worked as teaching and education professionals mainly worked from home, the most of any occupation group, with caring personal services the second-highest at 1.3 million.
Number of those in employment who work mainly from home in the United Kingdom in 2020, by minor occupation group (in 1,000s)
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Office for National Statistics (UK). (May 17, 2021). Number of those in employment who work mainly from home in the United Kingdom in 2020, by minor occupation group (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 04, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/310440/working-from-home-minor-occupations-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Number of those in employment who work mainly from home in the United Kingdom in 2020, by minor occupation group (in 1,000s)." Chart. May 17, 2021. Statista. Accessed May 04, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/310440/working-from-home-minor-occupations-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK). (2021). Number of those in employment who work mainly from home in the United Kingdom in 2020, by minor occupation group (in 1,000s). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 04, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/310440/working-from-home-minor-occupations-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Number of Those in Employment Who Work Mainly from Home in The United Kingdom in 2020, by Minor Occupation Group (in 1,000s)." Statista, Statista Inc., 17 May 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/310440/working-from-home-minor-occupations-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK), Number of those in employment who work mainly from home in the United Kingdom in 2020, by minor occupation group (in 1,000s) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/310440/working-from-home-minor-occupations-uk/ (last visited May 04, 2024)
Number of those in employment who work mainly from home in the United Kingdom in 2020, by minor occupation group (in 1,000s) [Graph], Office for National Statistics (UK), May 17, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/310440/working-from-home-minor-occupations-uk/