Remote Job Trends 2022

Per Cent of New Jobs Offered as Remote

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Technology

Q3 2234%
Q2 2233%

Arts, Design & Media

Q3 2235%
Q2 2232%

Management

Q3 2223%
Q2 2225%

Business and Finance Operations

Q3 2225%
Q2 2225%

Legal

Q3 2225%
Q2 2224%

Office and admin support

Q3 2214%
Q2 2213%

Office administration, technology, legal and arts, design & media all had quarter-over-quarter growth in remote postings

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Return to the Office

Most employers expect some in-office time from workers, and the majority of that group have already called their teams back or will soon.

When companies expect workers back:

64% Already back in the office

20% Within the second half of 2022

12% Not returning to the office

2% 2023 or later

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Point of No Return?

Plans to return workers to the office could cause companies to lose over half of their workforce.

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Managers who have lost employees because of return-to-office requirements

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Workers who say they would quit if required to return to the office full time

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*Robert Half calculations are based on job postings provided by TalentNeuron™, a comprehensive source of global labour market analytics by Gartner.

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