Over half of people working in the agriculture sector in the United Kingdom mainly worked from home in 2020, making it the most common industry sector for regular home workers. By contrast, just six percent of people working in accommodation and food services mainly worked from home, the least of any industry sector.
Percentage of those in employment who work mainly from home in the United Kingdom in 2020, by industry sector
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Office for National Statistics (UK). (May 17, 2021). Percentage of those in employment who work mainly from home in the United Kingdom in 2020, by industry sector [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved September 30, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/310316/working-from-home-percentage-in-industry-in-the-united-kingdom-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Percentage of those in employment who work mainly from home in the United Kingdom in 2020, by industry sector." Chart. May 17, 2021. Statista. Accessed September 30, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/310316/working-from-home-percentage-in-industry-in-the-united-kingdom-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK). (2021). Percentage of those in employment who work mainly from home in the United Kingdom in 2020, by industry sector. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: September 30, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/310316/working-from-home-percentage-in-industry-in-the-united-kingdom-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Percentage of Those in Employment Who Work Mainly from Home in The United Kingdom in 2020, by Industry Sector." Statista, Statista Inc., 17 May 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/310316/working-from-home-percentage-in-industry-in-the-united-kingdom-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK), Percentage of those in employment who work mainly from home in the United Kingdom in 2020, by industry sector Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/310316/working-from-home-percentage-in-industry-in-the-united-kingdom-uk/ (last visited September 30, 2023)
Percentage of those in employment who work mainly from home in the United Kingdom in 2020, by industry sector [Graph], Office for National Statistics (UK), May 17, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/310316/working-from-home-percentage-in-industry-in-the-united-kingdom-uk/