New York City businesses offered nearly four times as many remote jobs to new job seekers in the past year. The key industries with the highest increase in virtual jobs – amid the coronavirus pandemic – included administrative, information and financial services.
“And this is just the beginning,” said the executive director of the NYC Partnership, Kathryn Wylde, whose business group analyzed figures compiled by labor market analysis firm Emsi Burning Glass.
Early 2020, there were 6,700 of 163,000 jobs in New York that could be filled by remote workers, or 4% of total jobs available.
Last December, there was 25,800 from 243,000 posted jobs for the same job type, or the 10.6%.
Wylde pointed out that virtual jobs allow the employee to work from anywhere in the world, which that generates a huge impact on the New York business district, culture and society in general.
And it is that with fewer workers going to their offices in the business districts of downtown Manhattan and Midtown means there is less foot traffic for restaurants and pubs in the area, which could lead to job losses at those businesses and even closure.
Wylde also expressed concern that the growth of the remote work option could make it easier for wealthier New Yorkers, who pay the highest taxes for city government services, to move elsewhere. most affordable cities.
A survey conducted by the association in November found that only 28% of workers of Manhattan returned to their offices and that the majority were still working remotely 18 months after the pandemic.
A newly published national survey Each by Morning Consult found that 55% of respondents who work from home said they would consider quitting their jobs if forced to return to their offices before they felt it was safe to do so due to the pandemic.
On the plus side, one study found that working from home saved New Yorkers thousands of dollars by eliminating commutes and other daily expenses.
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