The WFH experiment of the past year has given rise to a so-called "untethered class" of workers who hold remote positions and are unencumbered by homeownership or family obligations, a new report from ApartmentList suggests.
These workers are highly-educated, high-earning, and "on the precipice of settling down" at a median age of 32. They rent their homes, live alone or with a spouse who is either not working or who is working in a remote-friendly occupation, and they have no school-age children. They are also more likely to live in a state other than where they were born. ApartmentList suggests this new untethered class consists of 8.7 million workers, or 5.6% of the total American workforce.
San Francisco has the highest share of untethered workers at 13.5%, followed by San Jose and cities known for high housing prices, including Los Angeles, New York City, Seattle, and Boston.
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