One of the biggest shifts coming out of the pandemic was the number of Americans in remote working jobs. Now that we’ve returned to whatever you want to call normal, some interesting demographic shifts have occurred that shows where remote work hiring is currently concentrated.
Here’s Five Fast Facts on remote work:
- 🖥️ Stabilized - Starting mid-2022 and running through the end of 2023, remote work accounted for 16% of the workforce that continues reporting from home.
- 🗺️ Mavericks - That 16% isn’t holding everywhere, however. The Midwest and South are bucking those numbers with some surprising increases in positions that allow remote work.
- 💻 Down is Up - Some cities have a crazy high number of remote workers. Orlando, FL boasts an impressive percentage of remote work positions at 30.6%, while San Antonio workforce is made up of 23.1% remote jobs. St. Louis barges (get it?) past them all with a jaw-dropping 57.3% of their jobs being remote. I wouldn’t want to live there, either.
- 🖱️ Coast to Nope - Meanwhile, major coastal cities are closing shop on remote positions, with San Francisco and San Jose having both lost more than 30% of their remote jobs, while New York has lost a less terrifying 12%.
- 📍 Low Cost - Data also shows remote workers also relocated to the Midwest throughout and after the pandemic, largely to cities like Cincinnati, Pittsburgh, Minneapolis, and Cleveland. They all have a cost of living that is 14% below the national average.
🔥Bottom line: It’s clear that remote work has completely upset the relationship between geography and where we work. The old rules don’t apply any more. But it’s clear if you want a coastal job, chances are you’re going to have to live there.
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