As remote work becomes a more permanent experience for a large part of the U.S. workforce, as many as 23 million people might move in the near future because they now can work anywhere, according to a new survey by Upwork.
Most of them would be leaving large metro areas for less-expensive smaller places.
“Many people see remote work as an opportunity to relocate to where they want and where they can afford to live,” Upwork Chief Economist Adam Ozimek said in a statement. Upwork is a platform for hiring freelance workers and for freelancers looking for jobs.
“This is an early indicator of the much larger impacts that remote work could have in increasing economic efficiency and spreading opportunity,” Ozimek said.
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