Remote work isn’t a perk anymore. It’s the infrastructure behind how teams source, screen, hire, and retain talent. Most lists on this topic recycle pre-2022 headlines or vendor claims. This one doesn’t.
We went wide and deep across primary sources: Stanford’s WFH Research, Eurostat, LinkedIn’s Economic Graph, Gallup, Robert Half, Owl Labs, Global Workplace Analytics, Kastle, Deel, and more. Nearly everything here is 2024–2025. Every stat links back to the original source so you can trust the number, not just the narrative.
What you’ll find below
- Adoption and geography
- Job market supply vs demand
- Compensation and costs
- Productivity and time
- Retention and preferences
- Onboarding and enablement
- Legal and compliance
- Roles and functions
- Financial and environmental impact
Quick notes on methodology
- Where counts vary by methodology (e.g., digital-nomad visas), I’ve included multiple reputable trackers so you can choose the framing that fits your editorial standard.
- Some widely-used benchmarks (e.g., SHRM cost-per-hire; Upwork 2025 projection) originate in earlier years but remain the canonical figure most teams cite; I flagged the year in each line.
- For Deel’s role/country/time-zone stats, I cited the 2025 hub page sections that surface those exact figures.
Adoption and geography
1. Working from home is highest in North America, the UK, and Australia; lowest in Asia; levels fell in 2023 but stabilized in 2024–2025 — WFH Research (Stanford/SIEPR), 2025, https://siepr.stanford.edu/publications/essay/working-home-2025-five-key-facts siepr.stanford.edu
2. Companion brief: same five facts summarized by EconPol/ifo — EconPol/ifo, 2025, https://www.ifo.de/econpol/publikationen/2025/working-paper/working-from-home-in-2025-five-key-facts ifo Institut
3. EU: ~22% of employed people worked from home in 2023 (ages 15–64) — Eurostat, 2024, https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/lfsa_ehomp/default/table European Commission
4. Statista summary of the Eurostat figure — Statista, 2024, https://www.statista.com/chart/20743/share-of-employed-people-who-usually-work-from-home/ Statista
5. Hybrid use has leveled off; success depends on team coordination more than mandates — Gallup, Sept 2025, https://www.gallup.com/workplace/694361/hybrid-work-retreat-barely.aspx Gallup.com
6. U.S. new-job mix: hybrid and remote rose through 2023–2025 (infographic series) — Robert Half, 2025, https://press.roberthalf.com/The-State-of-Hybrid-and-Remote-Work-Q1-2025 press.roberthalf.com
7. 88% of U.S. employers offer some hybrid option; 25% offer hybrid to all employees — Robert Half, 2025, https://www.roberthalf.com/us/en/insights/research/remote-work-statistics-and-trends Robert Half
8. Office use clusters mid-week; Fridays are lowest by access swipes — Kastle Back-to-Work Barometer (day-of-week), 2025, https://www.kastle.com/safety-wellness/getting-america-back-to-work-occupancy-by-day-of-week/ Kastle Systems
9. U.S. office occupancy ~54% (national) vs ~45% in San Francisco in early 2025 — Axios (Kastle), Feb 2025, https://www.axios.com/local/san-francisco/2025/02/12/sf-office-occupancy-rate-grows Axios
10. Remote work remains consistent post-pandemic; hybrid is the “new normal” — The Guardian (BLS + Bloom/WFH Research), July 2024, https://www.theguardian.com/money/article/2024/jul/12/working-from-home-data The Guardian
Job market supply vs demand
11. Remote supply fell faster than demand across 15 countries in 2022–2024 — LinkedIn Economic Graph, Mar 2025 (PDF), https://economicgraph.linkedin.com/content/dam/me/economicgraph/en-us/PDF/the-remote-work-gap.pdf LinkedIn Economic Graph
12. Late 2024: only ~9% of new U.S. postings were fully remote, but ~16% of still-active roles drawing applicants were remote — LinkedIn Economic Graph, 2025, same source as above LinkedIn Economic Graph
13. Hybrid ≈ 24% of new U.S. postings; fully remote ≈ 12% (Q1 2025 snapshot) — Robert Half, 2025, https://press.roberthalf.com/The-State-of-Hybrid-and-Remote-Work-Q1-2025 press.roberthalf.com
14. Job seekers overwhelmingly prefer flexibility; allowing 1–2 remote days boosts applicant volume — Robert Half, 2025, https://www.roberthalf.com/us/en/insights/research/remote-work-statistics-and-trends Robert Half
15. 38% of workers were hybrid or fully remote in 2024 (U.S. split: 27% hybrid, 11% fully remote) — Owl Labs, Sept 2024, https://resources.owllabs.com/blog/2024-state-of-hybrid-work-report resources.owllabs.com
16. UK: 51% hybrid; only 11% prefer full-time office — Owl Labs UK, Sept 2024, https://owllabs.co.uk/blog/2024-state-of-hybrid-work owllabs.co.uk
17. Remote hotspots vary by city; e.g., Salt Lake City at 18.5% remote — Axios Local, Dec 2024, https://www.axios.com/local/salt-lake-city/2024/12/06/remote-work-hotspot-hybrid-employees Axios
18. Hybrid era “barely in retreat” nationally despite federal RTO push — Gallup, Sept 2025, https://www.gallup.com/workplace/694361/hybrid-work-retreat-barely.aspx Gallup.com
19. WFH is structurally higher than pre-pandemic and now stable — WFH Research (Stanford/SIEPR), 2025, https://siepr.stanford.edu/publications/essay/working-home-2025-five-key-facts siepr.stanford.edu
20. EU table provides country-level WFH shares for 2023 — Eurostat, 2024, https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/lfsa_ehomp/default/table European Commission
Compensation and costs
21. Average advertised U.S. remote salary ~$61k/year (mid-2024 snapshot via ZipRecruiter) — ZipRecruiter (compiled), 2024, https://www.roberthalf.com/us/en/insights/research/remote-work-statistics-and-trends (see linked sources) + https://archieapp.co/blog/remote-work-statistics/ Robert Half
22. Employees spend ≈ $36 more per day in office (commute, meals, parking) — Owl Labs (reported via Food & Wine), Oct 2023, https://www.foodandwine.com/cost-of-working-in-office-hybrid-work-report-8353507 Food & Wine
23. Employees save $6,000/year working from home half-time (typical) — Global Workplace Analytics, 2024–2025, https://globalworkplaceanalytics.com/telecommuting-statistics globalworkplaceanalytics.com
24. Employers save ≈ $11,000 per hybrid/remote employee per year — Global Workplace Analytics, 2024–2025, https://globalworkplaceanalytics.com/cut-oil globalworkplaceanalytics.com
25. Cost savings are a top reason companies keep hybrid models — Global Workplace Analytics (case rollups), 2025, https://globalworkplaceanalytics.com/resources/costs-benefits globalworkplaceanalytics.com
Productivity and time
26. Average time saved by WFH = 72 minutes per day (27-country study) — NBER working paper, 2023, https://www.nber.org/papers/w30866 NBER
27. Same finding (72 minutes) in journal/press coverage — AEA & Axios, 2023, https://www.aeaweb.org/articles?id=10.1257%2Fpandp.20231013 · https://www.axios.com/2023/01/24/remote-work-saved-workers-72-minutes-per-day-study-finds American Economic AssociationAxios
28. Managers say their teams are 62% more productive hybrid/remote — Owl Labs, 2024, https://owllabs.com/state-of-hybrid-work/2024 owllabs.com
29. Hybrid has stabilized at roughly 2–3 in-office days, not a full RTO — Gallup, Sept 2025, https://www.gallup.com/workplace/694361/hybrid-work-retreat-barely.aspx Gallup.com
30. Weekly mid-week peaks (Tues/Wed) confirm planned collaboration days — Kastle (day-of-week), 2025, https://www.kastle.com/safety-wellness/getting-america-back-to-work-occupancy-by-day-of-week/ Kastle Systems
Retention and preferences
31. 98% want to work remotely at least some of the time long-term — Buffer, 2023, https://buffer.com/resources/insights-2023-state-of-remote-work/ Buffer
32. Overwhelming candidate preference for flexible roles (hybrid > fully office) — Robert Half, 2025, https://www.roberthalf.com/us/en/insights/research/remote-work-statistics-and-trends Robert Half
33. Hybrid remains the top preference in the UK (51% hybrid; only 11% want full office) — Owl Labs UK, 2024, https://owllabs.co.uk/blog/2024-state-of-hybrid-work owllabs.co.uk
34. Hybrid/remote preference persists even as some employers push RTO — Gallup, 2025, https://www.gallup.com/workplace/694361/hybrid-work-retreat-barely.aspx Gallup.com
35. Mid-week office peaks align with employee choice days, not mandates — Kastle, 2025, https://www.kastle.com/safety-wellness/getting-america-back-to-work/ Kastle Systems
Onboarding and enablement
36. Hybrid and remote are now embedded in U.S. job design; employers signal flex in postings and benefits — Robert Half, 2025, https://press.roberthalf.com/The-State-of-Hybrid-and-Remote-Work-Q1-2025 press.roberthalf.com
37. Hybrid policies shifted in the last year for ~1 in 4 workers; 22% expect pay increases if required in-office more often — Owl Labs synthesis (research library), 2025, https://learnworkecosystemlibrary.com/initiatives/research-annual-state-of-hybrid-work-reports-owl-labs/ Learn & Work Ecosystem Library
38. Organizations invest in collaboration tech as hybrid standardizes — Owl Labs, 2024, https://resources.owllabs.com/blog/2024-state-of-hybrid-work-report resources.owllabs.com
Legal and compliance
39. Country-level WFH shares used for policy benchmarking across the EU — Eurostat table, 2024, https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/lfsa_ehomp/default/table European Commission
40. Global hiring at scale has driven EOR usage and guidance (cross-border compliance resource) — Deel Global Hiring Report hub, 2025, https://www.deel.com/global-hiring-report-2025/ Deel
Roles and functions
41. Software engineer remains the #1 remote-hired title on a leading global platform; growth in functions like customer support, sales, product, project — Deel Global Hiring Report, 2025, https://www.deel.com/global-hiring-report-2025/ Deel
42. Accounting roles surged in hiring and compensation in 2024–2025 (platform data and coverage) — Deel hub + report coverage, 2025, https://www.deel.com/global-hiring-report-2025/ Deel
43. Domestic remote hiring grew triple-digits YoY on Deel while cross-border remained strong — Deel blog, 2024–2025, https://www.deel.com/blog/ultimate-guide-to-hiring-remote-teams/ (see report links) Deel
Financial and environmental impact
44. Employer savings ≈ $11k per hybrid employee per year — Global Workplace Analytics, 2024–2025, https://globalworkplaceanalytics.com/cut-oil globalworkplaceanalytics.com
45. Employee savings ~$6k/year from WFH half-time — Global Workplace Analytics, 2024–2025, https://globalworkplaceanalytics.com/telecommuting-statistics globalworkplaceanalytics.com
46. Time savings from WFH = 72 minutes/day; 40% reinvested into work — NBER/AEA, 2023, https://www.nber.org/system/files/working_papers/w30866/w30866.pdf · https://www.aeaweb.org/articles?id=10.1257%2Fpandp.20231013 NBERAmerican Economic Association
Extra adoption snapshots you can cite inline
47. U.S. remote/hybrid share ticked up vs 2022 (BLS time-use) — Investopedia summary, 2024, https://www.investopedia.com/remote-work-is-here-to-stay-new-data-shows-8671287 Investopedia
48. City-by-city occupancy still below 2019; Tuesday is the peak office day — Kastle, 2025, https://www.kastle.com/safety-wellness/getting-america-back-to-work-occupancy-by-day-of-week/ Kastle Systems
49. National mid-week peak and Friday low hold across A+ buildings — Kastle, 2025, https://www.kastle.com/safety-wellness/getting-america-back-to-work/ Kastle Systems
50. WFH stabilized, not collapsing across 40+ countries — WFH Research, 2025, https://siepr.stanford.edu/publications/essay/working-home-2025-five-key-facts siepr.stanford.edu
Onboarding & enablement
51. 44% of new hires regret their decision after the first week; by the end of the first month, 70% have decided whether to stay — BambooHR, 2024, https://www.bamboohr.com/resources/guides/the-definitive-guide-to-onboarding BambooHR
52. Nearly one-third find onboarding confusing; remote employees are 117% more likely than on-site to plan to leave — Paychex, 2023, https://www.paychex.com/articles/human-resources/the-onboarding-crisis Paychex
53. 64% of employees report no preboarding before Day 1 — Talmundo/Enboarder roll-up, 2024–2025, https://www.lumapps.com/employee-experience/employee-onboarding-retention-challenges lumapps.com
54. 43% of new hires waited over a week for basic tools; 18% waited 2+ months — strongDM data (via LumApps), 2025, https://www.lumapps.com/employee-experience/employee-onboarding-retention-challenges lumapps.com
55. About 9–10% of new hires quit due to poor onboarding; 52% feel under-trained after onboarding — synthesis (HRD America/Paychex) curated, 2025, https://www.devlinpeck.com/content/employee-onboarding-statistics Devlin Peck
56. Average cost per hire ≈ $4,700 (U.S. benchmark) — SHRM, 2022, https://www.shrm.org/topics-tools/news/talent-acquisition/real-costs-recruitment SHRM
57. Hybrid workers spend $61 per in-office day vs. $19 at home (commute, parking, meals, etc.) — Owl Labs 2024, https://resources.owllabs.com/blog/2024-state-of-hybrid-work-report resources.owllabs.com
58. Hybrid policy changes affected ~1 in 4 workers; 22% expect higher pay if required to be in-office more — Owl Labs synthesis, 2025, https://learnworkecosystemlibrary.com/initiatives/research-annual-state-of-hybrid-work-reports-owl-labs/
59. Organizations continue investing in collaboration tech as hybrid standardizes — Owl Labs 2024, https://resources.owllabs.com/blog/2024-state-of-hybrid-work-report
60. Time saved by WFH averages 72 minutes/day across 27 countries — NBER working paper, 2023, https://www.nber.org/papers/w30866
Legal & compliance (global mobility, visas, EOR)
61. Over 70 countries offer digital nomad/remote work visas in 2025 — Greenback Tax Services, July 2025, https://www.greenbacktaxservices.com/blog/digital-nomad-visa-countries/ Greenback Expat Tax Services
62. Citizen Remote maintains a live list tracking 50+ countries with DN visas — Citizen Remote, June 2025, https://citizenremote.com/blog/digital-nomad-visa-countries/ Citizen Remote
63. Thailand extended its “digital nomad” visa framework to five years with 180-day stays (2024 policy package) — Reuters, May 2024, https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/thailand-approves-longer-stays-tourists-students-improved-retirement-visas-pm-2024-05-28/ Reuters
64. Mainstream press counts ~66 countries with DN visas (methodology varies) — Forbes, Mar 2025, https://www.forbes.com/sites/alexledsom/2025/03/21/countries-with-a-digital-nomad-visa-program-for-americans/ Forbes
65. EOR usage is expanding with distributed hiring; Deel aggregates 1M+ contracts / 35k+ customers — Deel State of Global Hiring 2025, https://www.deel.com/global-hiring-report-2025/ Deel
66. Domestic hiring on Deel grew 104% YoY vs. 42% for cross-border; 82% of workers hired via Deel were remote — Deel 2025, https://www.deel.com/global-hiring-report-2025/ Deel
67. Cross-border hiring is tightening time-zones: GB had 50% of cross-border hires in the same time zone; Germany 41% within one hour — Deel 2025, https://www.deel.com/global-hiring-report-2025/ Deel
68. Global hiring reports emphasize time-zone alignment as a collaboration lever — HR Brew coverage of Deel, Apr 2025, https://www.hr-brew.com/stories/the-long-game-deel-s-2024-global-hiring-trends-show-a-focus-on-the-future HR Brew
69. Setting up local entities adds months and significant compliance cost; EORs shortcut entity setup (UK example) — Deel EOR UK explainer, June 2025, https://www.deel.com/blog/employer-of-record-uk/ Deel
70. Time-zone differences add after-hours load; impact varies by demographics — Harvard Business School Working Knowledge, Sept 2024, https://www.library.hbs.edu/working-knowledge/global-talent-local-obstacles-why-time-zones-matter-in-remote-work Harvard Business School Library
Roles & functions (what’s getting hired remotely)
71. Software Engineer remains the #1 remote-hired title on Deel; accounting surged — Deel 2025, https://www.deel.com/global-hiring-report-2025/ Deel
72. Accountant hiring up 74% and salaries up 15% YoY on the platform — Deel 2025, https://www.deel.com/global-hiring-report-2025/ Deel
73. Top worker countries hired via Deel in 2024: #1 U.S., #2 Philippines, #3 Argentina, #4 India, #5 Great Britain — Deel 2025 (Data & Methodology section), https://www.deel.com/global-hiring-report-2025/ Deel
74. Top organization (employer) countries on Deel: #1 U.S., #2 Great Britain (and others) — Deel 2025, https://www.deel.com/global-hiring-report-2025/ Deel
75. Gen Z remote/hybrid salaries grew fastest in 2024 (+9%) on Deel data — Deel 2025, https://www.deel.com/global-hiring-report-2025/ Deel
76. Terminations trended down in 2024; U.S. never returned to 2023 peak layoff levels — Deel 2025, https://www.deel.com/global-hiring-report-2025/ Deel
77. Hiring “nearby” is rising even for cross-border, to enable synchronous collaboration — Outsource Accelerator (Deel data recap), Mar 2025, https://news.outsourceaccelerator.com/hiring-emerging-outsourcing-deel/ Outsource Accelerator
78. UK return-to-office pushes are fueling more international hiring of UK talent — Deel UK talent article, June 2025, https://www.deel.com/blog/global-competitors-snap-up-uk-talent/ Deel
79. Future of Jobs 2025 (WEF): demand for tech/data and green roles continues to outpace supply — WEF report (PDF), 2025, https://reports.weforum.org/docs/WEF_Future_of_Jobs_Report_2025.pdf World Economic Forum Reports
80. Cross-time-zone work is rising; 48% of employees and 52% of leaders say work feels fragmented — Microsoft Work Trend Index 2025 (PDF), Apr 2025, https://assets-c4akfrf5b4d3f4b7.z01.azurefd.net/assets/2025/04/2025_Work_Trend_Index_Annual_Report_680aaa7fe52dd.pdf Azure Assets
Region snapshots & market signals
81. Spain hit a record 15.4% telework in 2024, still below EU average (~22.6%) — El País citing Eurostat, May 2025, https://elpais.com/economia/2025-05-10/el-teletrabajo-bate-records-en-espana-pero-sigue-lejos-de-la-media-europea-y-de-los-paises-mas-avanzados.html El País
82. U.S. office occupancy hovered ≈54% (national) vs ≈45% San Francisco in early 2025 — Axios/Kastle, Feb 2025, https://www.axios.com/local/san-francisco/2025/02/12/sf-office-occupancy-rate-grows The Washington Post
83. Mid-week office peaks (Tue/Wed), Friday troughs — Kastle day-of-week tracker, 2025, https://www.kastle.com/safety-wellness/getting-america-back-to-work-occupancy-by-day-of-week/ owllabs.com
84. Remote job availability has diminished since 2022, but remains well above 2019 — Axios (Indeed data), Aug 2024, https://www.axios.com/2024/08/16/indeed-job-listings-remote-decline Axios
85. As of late 2024: 27% (peak in 2022) → ~16% of active jobs drawing applicants were remote, while only 9% of new listings were remote — LinkedIn Economic Graph, Mar 2025 (PDF), https://economicgraph.linkedin.com/content/dam/me/economicgraph/en-us/PDF/the-remote-work-gap.pdf LinkedIn Economic Graph
86. Remote roles draw disproportionately more applications than their share of postings (U.S. Jan 2024 example: 46% of applies vs 10% of listings) — Vena Solutions citing LinkedIn, 2024, https://www.venasolutions.com/blog/remote-work-statistics Vena Solutions
87. U.S. projection (Upwork 2020): 36.2M Americans (~22% of workforce) working remotely by 2025 — Upwork press, Dec 2020, https://www.upwork.com/press/releases/upwork-study-finds-22-of-american-workforce-will-be-remote-by-2025 Upwork
88. Newsrooms continue to note fierce competition for fully remote roles — AP News, Sept 2025, https://apnews.com/article/76a61cc6a646493dc3f5e0bfa733160c AP News
89. Application volumes surged; media cites ~11,000 applications/minute on LinkedIn — Times of India (citing LinkedIn), July 2025, https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/education/news/automated-resumes-flood-us-job-market-as-ai-drives-11000-applications-per-minute/articleshow/122112552.cms The Times of India
90. Candidates reporting multiple offers dropped to 44% in Q1 2025 (from 51% in Q1’24); 35% backed out after accepting offers — Gartner via HR Dive, June 2025, https://www.hrdive.com/news/fewer-job-candidates-report-receiving-multiple-offers/751154/ HR Dive
Financial & environmental impact
91. Employer savings ≈ $11,000 per hybrid/remote employee per year — Global Workplace Analytics, 2024–2025, https://globalworkplaceanalytics.com/cut-oil globalworkplaceanalytics.com
92. Employee savings ≈ $6,000/year working from home half-time — Global Workplace Analytics, 2024–2025, https://globalworkplaceanalytics.com/telecommuting-statistics globalworkplaceanalytics.com
93. Hybrid workers’ in-office day costs up 20% YoY to $61; WFH day ≈ $19 — Owl Labs 2024, https://owllabs.com/state-of-hybrid-work/2024?srsltid=AfmBOorx-vjt0bFLb8s3CrHOWlLN-bf-AleurIUN5lTTuyykZSBMZ2y- owllabs.com
94. Full-time WFH can cut a worker’s emissions by ~54% vs. office — PNAS study (press coverage), Sept 2023, https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/sep/18/people-who-work-from-home-all-the-time-cut-emissions-by-54-against-those-in-office The Guardian
95. Widespread telework could reduce U.S. GHGs by ~54 million tons/year — Global Workplace Analytics, 2024–2025, https://globalworkplaceanalytics.com/cut-oil globalworkplaceanalytics.com
96. Remote-friendly teams increasingly coordinate across time zones; fragmentation rising — Microsoft Work Trend Index 2025, https://assets-c4akfrf5b4d3f4b7.z01.azurefd.net/assets/2025/04/2025_Work_Trend_Index_Annual_Report_680aaa7fe52dd.pdf Azure Assets
97. Remote job postings remain scarcer than demand, pressuring wages/benefits as differentiators — Fortune summarizing LinkedIn data, Jan 2024, https://fortune.com/2024/01/29/remote-jobs-scarce-many-applications-labor-market-linkedin-report/ Fortune
98. Virtual Vocations identifies 40+ industries posting fully remote roles; sector mix continues to broaden — 2024 Year-End Remote Jobs Statistics, Jan 2025, https://www.virtualvocations.com/blog/annual-statistical-remote-work-reports/2024-year-end-report-and-remote-jobs-statistics/ Virtual Vocations
99. Mid-2020 projection still frequently referenced: 36.2M Americans remote by 2025 (+87% vs pre-COVID) — Yahoo Finance republishing Upwork figure, Dec 2020, https://finance.yahoo.com/news/36-million-americans-home-2025-110022843.html Yahoo Finance
100. Remote availability has fallen since 2022, but hybrid/remote remain materially above 2019 baselines — LinkedIn Economic Graph & Indeed/Axios trendlines, 2024–2025, https://economicgraph.linkedin.com/content/dam/me/economicgraph/en-us/PDF/the-remote-work-gap.pdf · https://www.axios.com/2024/08/16/indeed-job-listings-remote-decline LinkedIn Economic GraphAxios
Conclusion
Remote and hybrid work are no longer fringe benefits—they’ve become the backbone of global hiring. The numbers make it clear: flexibility is now a compensation lever, a retention driver, and a competitive edge in talent markets where supply rarely meets demand.
From Stanford’s research on productivity gains to Deel’s data on cross-border hiring, the picture is consistent: remote work is stabilizing, not disappearing. Employers that embrace this reality—by setting clear policies, investing in onboarding, and managing compliance—will outpace those clinging to a full return-to-office.
These 100 remote hiring statistics aren’t trivia. They’re benchmarks to guide 2026 hiring strategy, budget planning, and executive conversations. The companies that win will be those that treat remote hiring as core infrastructure, not a temporary patch.
