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April 23rd, 2008 | by Tony Bacigalupo |Mike Muller wrote up a great piece on the NYC Coworking scene in the Gotham Gazette. It covers both the global coworking movement and the local scene and does a great job introducing readers to what’s out there right now and how they can access it.
One fact worth noting is his research into how many people work from home. He cites a 2006 US Census survey which indicates that 4% of New Yorkers works from home.
Out of 3,597,547 workers aged 16 and over, that’s 143,901 people.
Wow.
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By carl tashian on Apr 24, 2008 | Reply
congrats on the press! those numbers are huge, yet they seem low to me. especially if you consider that many people will work 1-2 days a week at an office and the rest at home. when thinking of the target market for a coworking space, you should include those folks (I am one of them!). Not to mention those who are currently renting office space for a 1-2 person company, but need a change of vibe. And people who are in school or have young kids but do part-time work at home…
PS. http://www.census.gov/epcd/www/smallbus.html