Working from home remains strong in the Bay Area according to new report from CoworkingMag that shows the evolution of remote work over the last decade.
The total portion of remote workers in the country surged to a significant 17.9% in 2021, which represented the peak of the WFH movement in the country at a time when businesses were embracing remote work as a way to navigate the pandemic.
As of 2023, the share of teleworkers across the nation decreased to 13.8% of the total employed population with most metros registering post-pandemic drops in their numbers of remote workers, according to the report.
The San Francisco metro area continues to embrace the WFH model even post-pandemic with 20.5% of its workforce working remotely in 2023.
While that share stood at a significant 35.1% in 2021, the San Francisco metro began its decade-long journey of remote work adoption with a solid 6.2% of teleworkers back in 2014. Moreover, despite heavily relying on its manufacturing industry (which is not the first to come to mind when thinking of remote opportunities), the metro is likely to compensate through other sectors, like electronics and biotechnology.
Bay Area report highlights:
- The San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont metro area ranks seventh nationally for the current share of remote workers out of the total workforce;
- The San Francisco metro stands significantly above the national rate of 13.8%, registering 20.5% teleworkers in 2023;
- The San Jose metro area is at the national average of 13.8% of its workforce working remotely and saw a 238% increase in WFH over the decade;
- The San Francisco metro area started in 2014 with a share of 6.2% and it peaked at 35.1% remote workers out of the total workforce in 2021, being the highest share in the country. It saw a 231% increase in WFH over the decade.
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