Remote work is here to stay

The COVID-19 pandemic accelerated the remote work trend dramatically, and it remains substantially more common than it was before the pandemic.

Source: Statista (2024), Share of employees working primarily remotely worldwide from 2015 to 2023.

Depression increased across working age groups

Depression rates rose across most working-age groups between 2014–15 and 2017–18, particularly among females.

Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics (2019), Mental Health 2017–18, Proportion of persons with depression or feelings of depression, 2014–15 and 2017–18.

Remote workers report the highest isolation

Remote workers reported noticeably higher social isolation than hybrid and onsite workers.

Source: Puri (2025), Remote Work Health Impact Survey 2025 (Kaggle).

Isolation is higher for remote workers across age and gender groups

The higher isolation reported by remote workers is not limited to one age group or one gender.

Source: Puri (2025), Remote Work Health Impact Survey 2025 (Kaggle).

Burnout is highest among remote workers

Across age groups, remote workers are more likely to report high burnout than hybrid or onsite workers.

Source: Puri (2025), Remote Work Health Impact Survey 2025 (Kaggle).