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February 1994, Vol. 117, No. 2

Work at home: data from the CPS

William G. Deming
Economist, Division of Labor Force Statistics, Bureau of Labor Statistics


According to the May 1991 CPS, 20 million nonfarm employees worked at home in 1991—more than 18.3 percent of those at work. However, only a small proportion of them were paid specifically for that work. This article presents the latest available data on workers who spend time working at home.

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