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Americans’ penchant for remote work continued to grow in 2016. Of more than 15,000 adults surveyed, 43 percent worked somewhere other than their employer’s office last year, according to Gallup’s latest “[State of the American Workplace (opens in a new tab)](http://www.gallup.com/reports/199961/state-american-workplace-report-2017.aspx)
” report. That’s up four points since the last survey in 2012. American employees are working more hours remotely, too: 31 percent of remote employees work four to five days a week offsite. “Gallup consistently has found that flexible scheduling and work-from-home opportunities play a major role in an employee’s decision to take or leave a job,” according to the report. Is your association using remote work as a way to recruit and retain staff?

| Portion of Time Worked Remotely | Percentage of Respondents 2012 | Percentage of Respondents2016 |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Less than 20 percent | 34% | 20% |
| 20-40 percent | 20% | 20% |
| 40-60 percent | 12% | 13% |
| 60-80 percent | 10% | 11% |
| 80-100 percent | 24% | 31% |
| Source: Gallup, 2017 State of the American Workplace |  |  |

[This article was originally published in the *Associations Now* print edition, titled “Remote Work for the Win.”]

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