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Mon Apr 01 2024
Approximately 80 percent of the global workforce comprises deskless workers, reveals Skedulo's 2022 State of Deskless Work Report. That workforce segment includes professionals whose jobs involve every imaginable set of tasks except working on a computer. Industries such as construction, manufacturing, transportation, and most retail or service-oriented professions (such as food service, housekeeping, and maintenance) all fall in the category of the deskless worker. Sure, individuals in those professions may use a computer or mobile device on occasion; however, the bulk of their work does not involve a connected environment with technology or with peers.
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