Many Tech-Savvy Baby Boomers Now Work 'Remotely'

Fundera's 2017 State of Telecommuting in the U.S. Employee Workforce report determined the number of American workers who did at least half of their work either at home or at some place other than their office increased 115 percent between 2005 and 2015, reports the Daily Herald . Fundera's research found that 3.7 million employees work from home at least half the time, and the number of companies offering a work-from-home option has increased 40 percent since 2015. Sixteen percent of teleworkers are managers, while the rest are typically involved in sales, finance, computer operations, and office and administrative support. Moreover, work-at-home options are more likely to be offered to longer-term employees, who are typically older than 50. Teleworking among baby boomers has been a windfall to housing developers offering residences enabled for remote working.