White-collar workers in the US who’ve grow to be accustomed to working from home through the pandemic are reportedly reluctant to return to their desks compared to their hard-working counterparts in Europe and Asia.
According to data from the consulting company JLL published by Wall Street Journal on Tuesday.
According to JLL, the return to work figures for US offices fall far wanting post-pandemic Asia’s office occupancy rate, which fluctuates between 80% and 110%.
An occupancy rate higher than 100% indicates that some locations in Asia have more people working onsite than before the beginning of the 2019 COVID-19 pandemic.
Data shows that occupancy rates in Europe and the Middle East also outperform those in the US, starting from 70% to 90%.
The Journal report noted that in several international cities, including Paris, Tokyo and Seoul, office occupancy rates rose above 75% in 2021-2022.
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“The USA bore the brunt of it,” JLL’s director of the town’s future, Phil Ryan, told the newspaper.
Several aspects contributed to America’s delayed return to office, according to the Journal.
Experts pointed to an especially tight US labor market, with a national unemployment rate of just 3.4%, in addition to the tendency of American workers to own larger homes and commute longer to the office.
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The recent job market has forced many firms, especially in the tech sector, to hire distant workers to fill their ranks.
According to Moovit Inc., workers in Recent York City average 58 minutes each way, while white-collar workers in Paris average 52 minutes and workers in Hong Kong average 44 minutes.
More and more American firms are putting pressure on their employees to return to the office more often.
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Disney and Amazon have recently faced refusals from corporate employees after increasing the variety of days per week employees must be on site.
Still, hybrid office schedules have sparked concerns amongst city officials a few potential tax revenue shortfall.
According to research published last month by Stanford University economist Nicholas Bloom, the research group WFH and reported Bloomberg.
Recent York City Comptroller Brad Lander warned that the trend could deprive much-needed revenue to maintain high-quality services.