Coronavirus quarantine: only one in four Americans can work from home | Mona Chalabi
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As coronavirus cases continue to rise in the US, the government has advised people to work from home - but it's not a privilege everyone has
As the coronavirus cases continue to rise in America, the US government has advised people to work from home. But working from home is not a privilege everyone has.
Only one in four US workers have a job that allows them to work from home according to the American Time Use Survey from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The survey, which was last conducted in 2017-18 asked workers aged 15 and over whether they were able to work from home and just 28% said yes.
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