Working at Home

October 9, 2008

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Profile America — Thursday, October 9th. All over the country, the same groan is being heard from millions of Americans — the alarm went off, and they have to face the grind of commuting to work and then back home once again. However, a small, but a growing group of people are not in that situation — and that’s why this is National Work From Home Week. Employers all over the country have found that technology — and common sense — have joined together so that a lot of needed work can be done without employees having to be physically present to do the job. There are nearly 142 million workers in the U.S. Nationally, just over 3½ percent do their jobs at home. San Francisco has the greatest proportion of people working from home — nearly 6½ percent. You can find these and more facts about America from the U.S. Census Bureau online at <www.census.gov>.

Sources: Chase's Calendar of Events 2008, p. 499
U.S. Census Bureau News, CB07-CN.06
http://www.census.gov/Press-Release/www/releases/archives/american_community_survey_acs/010230.html
Statistical Abstract of the United States 2008, t. 583
http://www.census.gov/compendia/statab/2008edition.html