Era of Remote Work Ends for Millions of Americans

Kirsty Hall, a digital nomad from Scotland who lives in Mexico but works remotely with a start-up in San Francisco, in the U.S., works on her laptop at WeWork, a coworking and office space in Mexico City, on Sept. 13, 2022. Claudio Cruz/AFP via Getty Images

Millions of Americans stopped working from home in 2022, according to a Labor Department report released on March 22.

The agency said that 72.5 percent of establishments, defined as each business location, reported little to no telework among employees between August and September 2022, a 12.4 percent increase from 2021.