In the 2017-2018 year, nearly 52 percent of employees ages 25 years and older who could work from home in the United States had a Bachelor's degree or higher. On the other hand, about four percent of those with less than a high school diploma could work from home.
Share of employees who could work from home in the United States in 2017-18, by educational attainment
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Bureau of Labor Statistics. (September 24, 2019). Share of employees who could work from home in the United States in 2017-18, by educational attainment (as a share of total workers) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved September 01, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1122792/employees-who-could-work-from-home-educational-attainment-us/
Bureau of Labor Statistics. "Share of employees who could work from home in the United States in 2017-18, by educational attainment (as a share of total workers)." Chart. September 24, 2019. Statista. Accessed September 01, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1122792/employees-who-could-work-from-home-educational-attainment-us/
Bureau of Labor Statistics. (2019). Share of employees who could work from home in the United States in 2017-18, by educational attainment (as a share of total workers). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: September 01, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1122792/employees-who-could-work-from-home-educational-attainment-us/
Bureau of Labor Statistics. "Share of Employees Who Could Work from Home in The United States in 2017-18, by Educational Attainment (as a Share of Total Workers)." Statista, Statista Inc., 24 Sep 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1122792/employees-who-could-work-from-home-educational-attainment-us/
Bureau of Labor Statistics, Share of employees who could work from home in the United States in 2017-18, by educational attainment (as a share of total workers) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1122792/employees-who-could-work-from-home-educational-attainment-us/ (last visited September 01, 2024)
Share of employees who could work from home in the United States in 2017-18, by educational attainment (as a share of total workers) [Graph], Bureau of Labor Statistics, September 24, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1122792/employees-who-could-work-from-home-educational-attainment-us/