Percentage of employees working primarily remotely worldwide 2023, by industry

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Ahmed Sherif,
Feb 27, 2024

In 2023, the technology industry had the highest share of remote employees worldwide, with 67.8 percent of tech industry employees globally working fully or mostly remotely. The agencies and consulting industry along with the finance and insurance industry came in second and third place, with 50.6 and 48.7 percent of employees working primarily remotely, respectively.

Percentage of employees who work fully or mostly remote worldwide in 2023, by industry

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Release date

January 2024

Region

Worldwide

Survey time period

July and August 2023

Number of respondents

980 employer responses

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