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10 June 2020

Technology and Work: General

Telework and Time Use in the United States

Remote work is rapidly increasing in the United States. Using data on full-time wage and salary workers from the 2017–2018 American Time Use Survey Leave and Job Flexibilities Module, this paper examines the characteristics of teleworkers, the effects of teleworking on wages, and differences in time-use patterns between office and work-at-home workdays. We find that some teleworkers earn a wage premium, but it varies by occupation, gender, parental status, and teleworking intensity. Teleworkers also spend less time on commuting and grooming activities but more time on leisure and household production activities and more time with family on work-at-home days.

by Sabrina Wulff Pabilonia, Victoria Vernon
State University Of New York, US Bureau Of Labor Statistics
COVID-19, Employment, Technology, Telework

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Sabrina Wulff Pabilonia

Victoria Vernon

US Bureau of Labor Statistics

State University of New York

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