US Businesses Call for Employees to Return to the Office as Remote Work Becomes Rare

GPT Summary of WSJ article, "Work-From-Home Era Ends for Millions of Americans":

The majority of US businesses are calling for their employees to return to the office, as remote work becomes increasingly rare a few years after the pandemic caused millions of Americans to work from home. 

According to a Labor Department report, 72.5% of business establishments said their employees worked on-site rarely or not at all last year, up from 60.1% in 2021. 

A survey by recruitment firm Robert Half found that 92% of managers prefer their teams to work on-site. Several large firms, including Walt Disney Co., Starbucks Corp., and Meta Platforms Inc., have said they expect employees to report to work in person more often. The shift comes as recession fears prompt an increased emphasis on worker productivity.

Five key points to note from the article:

• Remote work is becoming increasingly rare in the US as employers push for workers to return to the office. According to a Labor Department report, 72.5% of business establishments said their employees worked on-site rarely or not at all last year, up from 60.1% in 2021.
• Managers overwhelmingly prefer their teams to work on-site, with 92% saying they believed employees are simply more productive in the office, according to a survey by recruitment firm Robert Half.
• Several large companies, including Walt Disney Co., Starbucks Corp., and Meta Platforms Inc., have said they expect employees to report to work in person more often.
• The share of business establishments with hybrid arrangements, where employees split time between home and the workplace, decreased in all measured industries in 2022 from 2021, declining 13.4 percentage points across the private sector, according to the Labor Department.
• Remote work, however, is not expected to disappear entirely, with some 13% of current job postings being for remote positions, according to staffing firm ManpowerGroup.

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Introduction paragraph for the LinkedIn post: As the pandemic continues to shift, the way we work has also changed. Remote work has been the norm for millions of Americans since 2020. However, a new report from the US Labor Department shows that working from home is becoming increasingly rare in the US as businesses are calling for employees to return to the office. This post will examine the latest trends in the US workforce and explore how businesses are shifting back to on-site work.

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Three-point executive summary:

1. According to a recent report by the US Labor Department, the majority of US businesses are pushing their employees to return to the office.
2. This shift comes as businesses place a greater emphasis on worker productivity in light of recession fears.
3. While remote work is not expected to disappear entirely, businesses are pushing for a return to on-site work in many industries.

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Image Prompt: An image of an empty office space, with chairs, pushed in and no people visible.

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Search question: What are the latest trends in the US workforce, and why are businesses pushing for employees to return to the office?