Three-quarters of US workers can't work exclusively from home, face greater risks during pandemic

Wednesday, June 24, 2020 - 15:10 in Health & Medicine

About three-quarters of US workers, or 108 million people, are in jobs that cannot be done from home during a pandemic, putting these workers at increased risk of exposure to disease. This majority of workers are also at higher risk for other job disruptions such as layoffs, furloughs or hours reductions, a new study shows.

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