Working at home and occupation
October 04, 2005
Nearly two-thirds of persons who usually work at home at least once per week in 2004 were employed in management, professional, and related occupations.
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The next most common occupational group was sales and office. This group accounted for about one-fifth of those who performed job-related work at home.
These data on work at home are from the Current Population Survey. Find out more in "Work at Home in 2004," news release USDL 05-1768.
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