Original question: "Comparing now to six months ago, how has the number of hours paid employees worked from home changed?"
The Small Business Pulse Survey is a voluntary survey that requests information of single-location employer businesses with between 1-499 employees and receipts of $1,000 or more in the 50 states, District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico.
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Impact of COVID-19 on hours small business employees worked from home U.S. 2022
During a April 2022 survey, *** percent of surveyed small businesses in the United States said that the COVID-19 pandemic caused a large increase in the number of hours their paid employees spent working from home. However, the majority, at **** percent of respondents, said that the pandemic created little to no change in the number of hours their employees spent working from home.
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U.S. Census Bureau. (April 21, 2022). Impact of COVID-19 on the hours small business employees spent working from home in the United States as of April 2022 [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved August 01, 2026, from /statistics/1273798/us-covid-19-impact-small-businesses-employee-wfh/
U.S. Census Bureau. "Impact of COVID-19 on the hours small business employees spent working from home in the United States as of April 2022." Chart. April 21, 2022. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed August 01, 2026. /statistics/1273798/us-covid-19-impact-small-businesses-employee-wfh/
U.S. Census Bureau. (2022). Impact of COVID-19 on the hours small business employees spent working from home in the United States as of April 2022. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: August 01, 2026. /statistics/1273798/us-covid-19-impact-small-businesses-employee-wfh/
U.S. Census Bureau. "Impact of Covid-19 on The Hours Small Business Employees Spent Working from Home in The United States as of April 2022." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 21 Apr 2022, /statistics/1273798/us-covid-19-impact-small-businesses-employee-wfh/
U.S. Census Bureau, Impact of COVID-19 on the hours small business employees spent working from home in the United States as of April 2022 ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, /statistics/1273798/us-covid-19-impact-small-businesses-employee-wfh/ (last visited August 01, 2026)
Impact of COVID-19 on the hours small business employees spent working from home in the United States as of April 2022 [Graph], U.S. Census Bureau, April 21, 2022. [Online]. Available: /statistics/1273798/us-covid-19-impact-small-businesses-employee-wfh/
