2001 Work at Home — 2002-03-01

In May 2001, 19.8 million persons usually did some work at home as part of their primary job, the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor reported today. These workers, who reported working at home at least once per week, accounted for 15 percent of total employment. These findings are from a special supplement to the May 2001 Current Population Survey (CPS). The CPS is a monthly survey of households conducted by the U.S. Census Bureau for the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Data on work at home were last collected in the CPS in May 1997; however, due to changes in the questions asked, much of the data for May 2001 is not comparable with the May 1997 data. Additional information about the May 2001 survey, including a discussion of data comparability with the May 1997 survey, is provided in the Technical Note.