Elgin Area Chamber Of Commerce: Office Use Remains Sluggish

Press release from the Elgin Area Chamber of Commerce:

February 01, 2022

Office Use Remains Sluggish

Employees are slow to return to offices around the country as new cases of the omicron coronavirus variant proving to be a challenge.

Most of the major metropolitan areas tracked by Falls Church, Virginia-based security firm Kastle Systems once again saw minor increases in office use during the week ended Jan. 26.

Kastle gathers anonymous employee data from workplaces where it provides access-control technology. While it is only a sampling of buildings by one security company, the data gives a peek into how employees and employers are responding to office use during the pandemic.

Austin, Texas, which has led the largest Texas cities for office usage increases lately, and nearly hit 60% the week ended Dec. 1, was basically flat for the week at 43.5%.

The Bridgeport, Connecticut, region had the largest gain with 3.1 percentage points to 43%, still far from its 59.5% peak in the week ended Dec. 1.

Source: www.CoStar.com

This press release was produced by the Elgin Area Chamber of Commerce. The views expressed here are the author’s own.