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Quick thread on the remote work data from the BLS today. First, we can see that the % working remotely due to the pandemic remains high but is declining. Down to 24.3% from 35.4% in May. Note this doesn't include those working remotely *before* the pandemic.
We continue to see an inverse U shape for remote work by age. The youngest and oldest are least likely to work from home, with little difference between prime years of 25 and 54.
There is an education gradient as well. Among advanced degree holders more than half are still working remote. This was as high as 68% in May. Less than HS, very few are remote.
This partly reflects occupation mix, where jobs with typically lower education levels -like natural resources, production, and food service occupations- are less likely to be remote, and management and professional services jobs are more remote.
Finally, a point that I think goes ignored in this too often: while remote work directly benefits the most educated more, *everyone* benefits from the ability of more to work from home and reduce the spread of the virus.
This is like masks. Yes, you benefit from wearing a mask (and working remote), but so too does everyone else who is less likely to be exposed to sickness if you have it. This is a society-wide benefit that gets lost in the focus on the inequality angle.
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