The percentage of employed people working from home nearly doubled in 2020, to 42%, from 22% in 2019, according to a new survey from the Labor Department. More workers were also multitasking, doing their jobs while taking care of their families.
The Covid-19 pandemic required more Americans to work from home, but it also meant more workers were multitasking, doing their jobsData from the American Time Use Survey, released Thursday from the Labor Department, reveal that the percentage of employed people working from home nearly doubled in 2020, to 42%, from 22% in 2019.
The pandemic didn’t just disrupt work life. It also temporarily halted the time-use survey. Data collection was suspended from mid March to early May. For that reason, the data here are for May 10 through Dec. 31 of each year.working parents, particularly women, juggled their jobs and child care simultaneously. At any one 15-minute interval in the afternoon, roughly 12% of employed women with children reported working while also taking care of their children.
Remarkably, working hours overall changed little during the pandemic, with workers reporting similar hours to 2019.
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