The number of teleworkers – people who work at least one day per month from home – increased to nearly 34 million workers in 2008. The year the survey began (2002) there were only 20 million teleworkers.

Number of Teleworkers, 2002-2008
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Supporting Information

Number of Teleworkers, 2002-2008
YearMillions of Workers
200220.7
200323.5
200424.1
200526.1
200628.7
2007Not available
200833.7

Note: No survey was performed in 2007.
Source: WorldatWork, Telework Trendlines 2009 Survey Brief, February 2009.

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