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108 million Americans can't do their jobs from home 

Igor Khaimov gives a customer a haircut at the Little Tony & Igor Be Good Barber Shop in Manhattan, on the first day of the phase two re-opening of businesses following the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in New York City, New York, U.S., June 22, 2020. REUTERS/Mike Segar

A new study finds 75% of Americans are in jobs they cannot do from home during a pandemic. Image: REUTERS/Mike Segar

Jake Ellison
Public Information Officer, University of Washington News
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