Remote Job Trends 2022

Percent of New Jobs Offered as Remote

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Technology

Q1 2238%
Q2 2237%

Arts, Design & Media

Q1 2230%
Q2 2233%

Management

Q1 2225%
Q2 2229%

Business and Finance Operations

Q1 2227%
Q2 2231%

Legal

Q1 2222%
Q2 2234%

Office and admin support

Q1 2218%
Q2 2215%

Return to the Office

Most employers expect some in-office time from workers, and the majority of that group have already called their teams back or will soon.

When companies expect workers back:

59% Already back in the office part- or full-time

18% Not returning to the office

15% Within the second half of 2022

4% 2023 or later

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Point of No Return?

Plans to return workers to the office could cause companies to lose up to half of their workforce.

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Managers who have lost employees because of return-to-office requirements

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Workers who say they would quit if required to return to the office full time

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*Robert Half calculations are based on job postings provided by TalentNeuron™, a comprehensive source of global labor market analytics by Gartner.

The Employment Situation — July 2022, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Aug. 5, 2022

Job Openings and Labor Turnover — June 2022, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Aug. 2, 2022

Online surveys developed by Robert Half and conducted by independent research firms in 2022. Respondents included executives, senior managers and employees from small (20-249 employees), medium (250-499 employees) and large (500+ employees) in private, publicly listed and public sector organizations across the United States.

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