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• Telework, also known as telecommuting, is the practice of allowing, encouraging, and even requiring that employees work remotely part- or full-time, usually from their home, facilitated by collaborative information and communication technologies.
• The Telework Coalition estimates that more than 45 million U.S. workers telecommute at least once a week.
• As of 2005, 44 percent of U.S. companies offered telework options, up from 32 percent in 2001, according to Mercer Human Resources Consulting.
• Of the 1,400 CFOs surveyed by staffing consultant Robert Half International, nearly 50 percent said telework is the second best way to attract talent after salary; one-third listed it as the best way.
•  A University of Maryland study found that 1.35 billion gallons of fuel worth $4.5 billion at current prices of $3.33 per gallon could be saved if everyone with the potential to telework did so just 1.6 days per week.
• Transitioning to an economy in which most of the white collar workforce teleworks at least some of the time offers the potential to lower the cost of business, increase productivity and access to workers, and reduce traffic congestion and greenhouse gas emissions.

We are delighted to bring you this 21st regular installment of the AeA Competitiveness Series.  The AeA research team produces these reports on the most timely and relevant issues to the high-tech industry and to U.S. competitiveness in a global economy.  We combine rigorous data with careful analysis to provide industry leaders and policymakers the information they need to assess the issue.