mainly working from home in 2020, compared with 14.2 percent in 2019.
In 2020, 19.4 percent of male workers in the United Kingdom mainly worked from home, compared to 15.1 percent of female workers. This type of working arrangement has become increasingly popular in recent years, with 17.4 percent of UK workers Percentage of those in employment who work mainly from home in the United Kingdom in 2020, by gender
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Demographics
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Hours and earnings
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Impact of COVID-19
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- Premium Statistic Location of work at time of Coronavirus in Great Britain in July 2021
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Percentage of those in employment who work mainly from home in the United Kingdom in 2020, by gender [Graph], Office for National Statistics (UK), May 17, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/310471/working-from-home-rate-uk-by-gender/