Category Archives: Economy
Earth Day By The Numbers – Statistics on Telework And How It Contributes
Telecommuters (employees who work at home) out-number employees who use mass transit in 12 of the 30 largest U.S. metropolitan areas. The latest Census data we looked at also shows that Atlanta squeaked past San Diego and took the lead as the metro area with the most telecommuters overall—but San Diego still has a huge... More
Freelancer Hiring up 120% in 2011
Despite a weak improvement in unemployment generally, freelancer hiring on Elance.com exploded a record 120% this year. 650,000 new jobs were posted, and cumulative earnings will probably exceed $500 million by year end. Mind you, the government was bragging recently because a mere 120,000 new jobs were filled. There’s gold work in them thar hills! Now... More
Telework grows during recession
The naysayers said telecommuterers would scuttle back to the office during these tough economic times, but US Census data shows that’s didn’t happen. We compared the 2005 data to just-released 2010 work-at-home numbers and the percent of employees that “worked primarily at home” increased in every category (for-profit, non-profit, state, fed, local). No surprise, the... More