Source page: McKinsey & Company
Commentary
Not everyone gets to work remotely
Remote work | Jobs
October 11, 2022 – The vast majority of those who can work from home do so, but that doesn’t mean there is equal opportunity. Younger, more educated, and higher paid workers tend to have more options to work remotely, according to our survey of employees in the United States. Those with lower incomes and those without advanced degrees are less likely to be able to work from home.
To read the article, see “Americans are embracing flexible work—and they want more of it,” June 23, 2022.
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A single chart sits in the main visual slot, with the comparison read across the plot before the eye drops to the source notes below it.
What is being compared
The chart compares remote-work access across worker groups in the United States, especially by age, education, and income level.
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The chart is framed around percentage-based comparisons showing how much access different groups have to work from home rather than around dollar values or raw counts.
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The graphic is organized as grouped bars or columns for the worker segments named in the page text, so the reader can compare which populations sit higher or lower on the same remote-work measure.
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The visible pattern is uneven access: workers who are younger, more educated, and better paid are positioned with more remote-work options, while lower-income and nondegree workers lag behind.
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The on-page text highlights the gap between higher-income, degree-holding groups and lower-income or nondegree groups, but it does not surface a single headline number in the embed text itself.
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