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26. January 2010 18:37
The number of home workers in the US has risen dramatically in the past few years and now stands at a staggering 11.3 million, up from 9.5 million in 1999.
The US Census has revealed that between 1999 and 2005 more than 2 million workers turned from traditional office jobs to working from home. The total amount of home workers now make up about 8% of America's total workforce.
Contrary to popular belief that working from home means you can't earn large salaries, the average home worker earns about $75,000 a year or more. The Census also found that nearly half of all home workers had college degrees.
The most popular home working roles were in areas such as professional and related services, business and repair services and finance.
The Census also found that higher paid jobs are more likely to mean working from home some or all of the time. About 11% of those working from home admitted to working 11 hours or more everyday, while only 7% of those who worked away from home admitted to this.
In 2005, more than 51% of home workers were female, while 26% were 45-54 years old.
"An examination of the data shows an increasing percentage of the workforce is spending at least some time working from home," said Alison Fields, chief of the Census Bureau's Journey to Work and Migration Statistics Branch. "This survey provides a better picture of the attributes of these people, as well as which professions and occupations allow them to work at home."
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