Remote work in the staffing industry has tumbled since the depths of the pandemic, according to a new report by Staffing Industry Analysts.
The median share of temps working remotely fell to 10% this year, down from 20% in 2022 and from 50% in 2020, the report said.
Still, there is significant variance among staffing firms. IT staffing firms reported a midrange of 20% to 74% of their contingents working remotely. On the flip side, industrial staffing firms had a midrange of just 0% to 2% of contingents working remotely.
The research also found that 40% of staffing firms’ internal workers were remote this year (at the median), down from 53% in 2021. Still, this year’s number is much higher than the 10% prior to the pandemic.
“Some degree of remote work appears here to stay,” said Jon Osborne, VP strategic research and the author of the report, “but firms and workers are finding their way to more moderate levels of remote work that accommodate the needs of both sides.”
Data in the report is based on a survey of 515 staffing firms in North America.
Source: Smaller percentages of temps, internal staff are working remotely
