If you are a reporter or journalist, "Why Aren't More People Telecommuting?  Explanations from Four Studies" will give you background.  Our Publications and New Research will tell you more.  Our new research report, E-Biz.com, gives surprising facts on the ingenious ways small niche businesses are profiting from being on the Internet. Our  study of 125,000 entrepreneurs, Homebased Business:  the Hidden Economy  for the Small Business Administration is another meaty report for those interested in small business formation and survival.
In our study for Telework America, sponsored by AT&T, we found that employers save $10,000 per teleworker in reduced absenteeism and retention costs.  Browse  the Executive Summary
Our newest research, Teleworking Comes of Age with Broadband, found that having broadband not only increases telework participation but also reduces employer costs

If you really are seriously interested, we've learned more about the nuances of measuring this new workforce than we thought we'd ever want to know. Contact Joanne Pratt, (214)528-6540.

Newly released data from federal and private surveys reports that the number of teleworkers ranges from 45.1 million or one-third of employed adults who "ever do any kind of work at home related to [their] job, self-employment or to supplement [their] income" to 22.2 million or 16.4 percent who work at home at least once a week. 

The 2005 data from The Dieringer Research Group American Interactive Consumer Survey (AICS) are very close to the 2004 federal Current Population Survey (CPS) results that found 20.7 million people working at home at least once per week on their primary job. Most are wage and salary employees--14.7 million--but 7.6 million are self-employed in incorporated or non-incorporated sole proprietorships. Including the 1.9 million Americans who telework on a second job, the total of 22.6 million represents 16.5 percent of employed adults. Read more.

As futurists, we watch for early signs of emerging trends. Some might make good stories:

*Cagey individuals, fed up with cell phone chatter, are developing sly counterattacks. 
*Broadband is really making a difference for teleworking. To understand why Teleworking Comes of Age with Broadband, see the news release and Power Point presentation, listen to the press conference or read the Executive Summary. 
*The Internet is enabling E-biz innovators to work while enjoying the lifestyles they prefer. Joanne Pratt's study for the U. S. Small Business Administration gives the explanation and the data. 
*Individuals are showing signs of rebelling against being always available, anywhere, anytime -- the assumed 24-7 work week.