1/ This chart tracks how work arrangements among remote capable employees shifted from 2019 to mid 2022. The data show a dramatic restructuring of where work happens, moving from primarily on site employment before the pandemic to a more distributed and hybrid model.
2/ In 2019, the dominant arrangement was fully on site work at 60 percent, while only 8 percent of remote capable employees worked exclusively from home. By February 2022, that pattern had reversed sharply. Exclusively remote work jumped to 39 percent and hybrid work rose to 42 percent. On site work fell to just 19 percent. The change reflects how organizations rapidly adopted remote technologies and flexible policies during the pandemic period.
3/ By June 2022, the distribution stabilized into a new balance. Exclusively remote work eased to 29 percent, hybrid work increased further to 49 percent, and on site work ticked up slightly to 22 percent. Rather than a full return to pre pandemic office norms, the data suggest consolidation around hybrid work as the dominant structure.
4/ The key takeaway is not simply that remote work expanded, but that hybrid arrangements gained the strongest and most sustained footing. While exclusively remote work moderated after its peak, hybrid work continued to grow, indicating that many employers and employees prefer flexibility without eliminating physical office presence entirely.
5/ Overall, the chart illustrates a structural shift in work organization. The pre 2020 model of predominantly on site employment gave way to a mixed system in which remote and hybrid arrangements play a central role. Even as some on site presence returned, the labor market did not revert to its earlier configuration. Remote work has become embedded in how many organizations operate and compete for talent.
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Gallup (2022). Returning to the Office: The Current, Preferred and Future State of Remote Work.
https://www.gallup.com/workplace/397751/returning-office-current-preferred-future-state-remote-work.aspx