Less Than Half of Older Americans Can Work From Home: Here's Why That's a Problem



Can you work from home?

Why not?
Only 44% of workers aged 55 to 64, and 47% of those 65 and over, have jobs that can be performed remotely. This means that more than half of those older workers may have trouble keeping their jobs, or returning to a job, for the duration of the pandemic. And that's problematic on many levels.