September 02, 2005 (The Editor’s Desk is updated each business day.)
Most common uses for computers at work
The most commonly reported task for the 77 million workers who used a computer at work in October 2003 was accessing the Internet or using e-mail.
![Type of computer activity at work, October 2003 (percent of those who used a computer at work)](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20120925034733im_/http://www.bls.gov/opub/ted/images/2005/aug/wk5/art05.gif) [Chart data—TXT]
Three-quarters of workers who used a computer on the job said they used a computer to connect to the Internet or use e-mail. About two-thirds reported they used a computer for word processing or desktop publishing. Other common uses included spreadsheets or databases and calendar or scheduling. To a lesser extent, computers were used for graphics or design and programming.
This information is from a special supplement to the October 2003 Current Population
Survey. Find more information in "Computer and Internet Use at Work in
2003" news release USDL 05-1457.
 
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