This Is Absolutely Crazy -- I Never Realized It Was This "Bad" -- February 1, 2023

Link here.

 

Workers in the U.S. are spending more time in the office again, with occupancy rates surpassing 50% for the first time since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic.

Average office use last week was 50.4% of early 2020 levels in 10 major U.S. cities.

It is the first time office occupancy has topped 50 since March 2020, when Covid-19 forced most workplaces to temporarily shut down.

All 10 of the major cities it tracks surpassed 40% for the first time.

Workers are still staying home ahead of the weekend, however. Offices are emptiest on Friday and they are the most crowded on Tuesdays. In New York, for example, occupancy rates dropped to 26.5% on Friday from 59.8% on Tuesday.

Truly amazing. 

I'm getting less and less concerned about the "southern surge" every day.