Sep 27, 2022 - Business
The rise of remote work in Tennessee
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The share of Tennesseans primarily working from home more than doubled between 2019 and 2021, per survey results released Thursday by the U.S. Census Bureau.
Why it matters: The new figures provide a fresh look into how the pandemic upended how Americans work, play and live, Axios' Erin Doherty reports.
By the numbers: Survey results show 14% of people in Tennessee primarily worked from home in 2021, compared with 5.6% in 2019.
- The national figure stood at 17.9% in 2021.
Read about how some of Nashville's largest companies reimagined their approach to office work during the pandemic