Due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, many households in the Netherlands had to work from home, which is apparent in this survey data. In all of the working sectors, the share of hours spent working from home instead of working in the office has increased. The most significant increase occurred in the government sector where, before the pandemic, ** percent were working in the office, compared to ** percent afterward, a percentage point increase of **. The largest share of hours worked from home was in the financial services sector, where ** percent of hours worked were from home, an increase of ** percentage points compared to before the pandemic. After the pandemic, the largest share of people working at the office was in the construction sector at ** percent, a change of only **** percentage points, which is then tied lowest.
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Netherlands Bureau for Economic Policy Analysis. (January 1, 2021). Expected share of hours worked from home before and after the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic in the Netherlands 2020, by sector [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ. Retrieved August 01, 2026, from /statistics/1278842/netherlands-hours-worked-from-home-by-sector/
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