Chart assignment
Charts to read and discuss
Read each chart, then answer its questions. Every chart shows its source and date; open it for a table of the numbers and the data to download.
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How many people work from home in each state?
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In the Census Bureau's five-year survey ending in 2024, 15.1% of U.S. workers usually worked from home. District of Columbia had the highest share, 33.0%, followed by Colorado (21.0%) and Washington (19.8%); Mississippi had the lowest, 5.9%. Surveys that include 2020 and 2021, when the pandemic closed many offices, show more people working from home.
Questions to discuss
- In one sentence of your own, what does this chart show?
- Find the biggest change or difference in the chart. What might explain it?
- Who collected these numbers, and how recent are they? What else would you want to know before drawing a conclusion?
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates (Public domain (U.S. government work). This product uses the Census Bureau Data API but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.) · Data as of Dec 31, 2024
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