LINCOLN- According to a recently-released report by the Center for Public Affairs Research at the University of Nebraska at Omaha, the Cornhusker State ranks 37th among all others for the share of workers conducting their jobs from home. The study found that around 12.3% of Nebraska's workers are currently working remotely.

The study's primary researcher, Josie Schafer, believes this data debunks the notion that the Covid-19 pandemic steered many individuals away from crowded states and into the less-congested Nebraska, while still working remotely at their original place of employment. "The idea of, 'I'll live in Nebraska for the quality of life but work for a Silicon Valley tech company'-- I don't see it in the data," said Schafer.

Rather, Schafer believes that the data suggests that most people who live in Nebraska but work for an out-of-state business are commuting across state lines, rather than working remotely. Nationally, the rate of individuals working from home has increased as a result of the pandemic. Nebraska's 37th ranking, according to Schafer, "has everything to do with our workforce mix." Indeed, a large majority of Nebraska workers, around 584,242, work in low-wage jobs, which often require in-person work. That's compared to Nebraska's 433,166 high-paying jobs, which sometimes offer the opportunity for remote work.

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