Why remote work has staying power [Video]

Remote work, a trend that sprang to prominence during the Covid-19 pandemic, appears to be an entrenched fixture of the U.S. labor market, according to economists.

The work-from-home revolution is “one of the major shifts in the U.S. labor market in the last couple decades,” said Nick Bunker, economic research director for North America at job site Indeed.

“It’s still kicking,” he said. “It’ll probably be around for a long time.”

The remote work label includes workers who do their jobs from home full time and so-called “hybrid” arrangements, whereby businesses might ask employees to work a few days of the workweek from the office and the rest from home.

Such arrangements were rare before the pandemic, economists said.

However, they became prolific amid stay-at-home orders during the early days of the pandemic.

While remote work opportunities have waned from their …