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Working from home was a luxury for the relatively affluent before coronavirus - not any more

Only 7% of workers in the United States have access to a “flexible workplace” benefit. Image: REUTERS/Robert Galbraith

Drew DeSilver
Senior Writer, Pew Research Center
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