U.S. office vacancy rose to 17.1% in Q1 2024 as hybrid work shifted demand away from fully staffed spaces. In the same period, more teams adopted remote collaboration and added endpoint security controls for employees working across locations. The results include measurable productivity effects and rising operational costs, so the key question becomes which workplaces can adapt fastest.
Key Takeaways
- In the 2022 Owl Labs report, 42% of respondents reported working remotely/hybrid at least 2–3 days per week
- In a 2023 ResumeBuilder survey, 73% of respondents said they want hybrid work to continue
- In Bloom et al. (2015), employee satisfaction improved, with 87% of employees choosing to continue working from home after the trial period
- In Buffer’s State of Remote Work 2023, 52% of respondents reported using asynchronous communication at least some of the time
- In a 2023 report by IZA World of Labor on hybrid work and productivity, the evidence shows that well-designed hybrid work can increase productivity, with measured effects varying across studies (meta-analytic framing with percent ranges)
- According to a 2022/2023 Stanford study on hybrid work and performance, 5-minute delays in response time can compound into meaningful productivity loss (measurable effect reported in the study’s experiments)
- In Gartner’s 2023 workforce data, 82% of company leaders plan to enable hybrid work by 2024
- U.S. office vacancy increased to 17.1% in Q1 2024, reflecting reduced demand partly influenced by hybrid work patterns (CBRE market data)
- Office market vacancy rate in the U.S. was 17.1% in Q1 2024 per CBRE’s U.S. Office Market report (quarterly vacancy metric)
- A 2023 report by JLL estimated that a typical employer could reduce real estate costs by 20–40% by shifting to flexible/hybrid arrangements
- In 2023, 67% of companies increased spending on security products/services due to remote work/hybrid work risk in a survey reported by Gartner (CISO survey findings)
- In IBM’s 2024 Cost of a Data Breach report, the average time to identify and contain a breach was 277 days, impacting hybrid workforce incident response timelines
- The global team collaboration software market was valued at about $57.9 billion in 2023 and is forecast to grow through 2030 (marketsandmarkets team collaboration software estimate)
- The global video conferencing market was estimated at $7.2 billion in 2023 and projected to reach $14.6 billion by 2030 (market forecast used for collaboration demand)
- The global cloud contact center software market reached about $26.9 billion in 2023, supported by remote service models and hybrid workforce needs (market estimate)
Hybrid work is here to stay, boosting productivity and satisfaction while reshaping communication, security, and real estate needs.
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01 · Category
User Adoption5 stats
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In the 2022 Owl Labs report, 42% of respondents reported working remotely/hybrid at least 2–3 days per week
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In a 2023 ResumeBuilder survey, 73% of respondents said they want hybrid work to continue
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In Bloom et al. (2015), employee satisfaction improved, with 87% of employees choosing to continue working from home after the trial period
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Eurofound reported that 13% of EU workers worked from home ‘often’ in 2021/2022, reflecting the scale of hybrid/remote arrangements
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26.7% of U.S. workers were working from home at least some of the time in 2023 (share of workers)
Interpretation
User Adoption Interpretation
Under the User Adoption category, the evidence shows hybrid work has moved from a perk to a preference, with 73% of respondents wanting it to continue and 42% already working hybrid at least 2–3 days per week in 2022, supported by high follow-through like 87% choosing to keep working from home after a trial.
02 · Category
Performance Metrics6 stats
01
In Buffer’s State of Remote Work 2023, 52% of respondents reported using asynchronous communication at least some of the time
02
In a 2023 report by IZA World of Labor on hybrid work and productivity, the evidence shows that well-designed hybrid work can increase productivity, with measured effects varying across studies (meta-analytic framing with percent ranges)
03
According to a 2022/2023 Stanford study on hybrid work and performance, 5-minute delays in response time can compound into meaningful productivity loss (measurable effect reported in the study’s experiments)
04
In Owl Labs’ State of Remote Work 2023, 59% of respondents reported they feel as if they are part of the company culture when working hybrid/remote
05
41% of employees reported that they feel more productive when allowed to work remotely (survey metric)
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23% of hybrid employees report difficulty maintaining work-life boundaries (survey metric)
Interpretation
Performance Metrics Interpretation
Performance in hybrid workplaces appears tied to both communication and culture, with 52% using asynchronous communication and 41% feeling more productive remotely, while even small friction like 5-minute response delays can compound and 23% struggle to maintain work-life boundaries.
03 · Category
Industry Trends4 stats
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In Gartner’s 2023 workforce data, 82% of company leaders plan to enable hybrid work by 2024
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U.S. office vacancy increased to 17.1% in Q1 2024, reflecting reduced demand partly influenced by hybrid work patterns (CBRE market data)
03
Office market vacancy rate in the U.S. was 17.1% in Q1 2024 per CBRE’s U.S. Office Market report (quarterly vacancy metric)
04
35% of employers reported that they allow employees to work remotely at least some of the time (U.S.) in 2023
Interpretation
Industry Trends Interpretation
Industry trends are clearly pushing companies toward hybrid work, with 82% of leaders planning to enable hybrid by 2024 while office vacancy in the U.S. reached 17.1% in Q1 2024, indicating that hybrid patterns are reshaping space demand even as 35% of employers already allow remote work at least some of the time.
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04 · Category
Cost Analysis5 stats
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A 2023 report by JLL estimated that a typical employer could reduce real estate costs by 20–40% by shifting to flexible/hybrid arrangements
02
In 2023, 67% of companies increased spending on security products/services due to remote work/hybrid work risk in a survey reported by Gartner (CISO survey findings)
03
In IBM’s 2024 Cost of a Data Breach report, the average time to identify and contain a breach was 277 days, impacting hybrid workforce incident response timelines
04
$1,296average annual savings per employee from reduced commuting costs under hybrid work (modelled savings estimate)
05
31% of organizations reported increased costs from employee support/administration under hybrid work (survey metric)
Interpretation
Cost Analysis Interpretation
Cost analysis for hybrid work shows that real estate expenses can drop by 20 to 40 percent with flexible arrangements, while other cost pressures also rise, such as 67 percent of companies increasing spending on security and 31 percent facing higher employee support and administration costs.
05 · Category
Market Size9 stats
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The global team collaboration software market was valued at about $57.9 billion in 2023 and is forecast to grow through 2030 (marketsandmarkets team collaboration software estimate)
02
The global video conferencing market was estimated at $7.2 billion in 2023 and projected to reach $14.6 billion by 2030 (market forecast used for collaboration demand)
03
The global cloud contact center software market reached about $26.9 billion in 2023, supported by remote service models and hybrid workforce needs (market estimate)
04
Global secure access service edge (SASE) market size was estimated at $4.5 billion in 2022 and forecast to exceed $18 billion by 2029, reflecting demand from distributed/hybrid work
05
The global identity and access management (IAM) market was valued at $16.2 billion in 2023 and is forecast to grow to $35.1 billion by 2028 (IAM adoption driven by hybrid access needs)
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The global endpoint security market was valued at $11.0 billion in 2023 and is projected to reach $19.2 billion by 2029, supported by endpoint risk from hybrid work
07
The global zero trust security market was projected to grow from $14.0 billion in 2021 to $59.7 billion by 2026, reflecting adoption by distributed/hybrid workforces
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The global EDR market size was $3.0 billion in 2022 and forecast to reach $8.0 billion by 2028 (driven by remote/hybrid endpoint use)
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The global cloud computing services market was about $591 billion in 2020 and forecast to exceed $1.1 trillion by 2024 (demand includes distributed/hybrid work infrastructure)
Interpretation
Market Size Interpretation
From a market-size perspective, the tools and security stack behind hybrid work are scaling fast, with figures such as team collaboration software at about $57.9 billion in 2023 and endpoint security expected to rise to $19.2 billion by 2029, alongside rapid growth in areas like SASE and IAM.
06 · Category
Security & Compliance1 stats
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48% of organizations reported using additional endpoint security controls because employees work from multiple locations (survey metric)
Interpretation
Security & Compliance Interpretation
Security and compliance efforts are intensifying in hybrid workplaces, with 48% of organizations adding extra endpoint security controls because employees work from multiple locations.
report visual · Comparison
How widely hybrid/remote work is used and desired
Surveys and workforce data show broad adoption of hybrid/remote work—most workers report wanting it to continue, while actual WFH/remote usage varies by source and region.
In a 2023 ResumeBuilder survey, 73% of respondents said they want hybrid work to continue73%
In the 2022 Owl Labs report, 42% of respondents reported working remotely/hybrid at least 2–3 days per week
42%
35% of employers reported that they allow employees to work remotely at least some of the time (U.S.) in 2023
35%
26.7% of U.S. workers were working from home at least some of the time in 2023 (share of workers)
26.7%
source-verifiedowllabs.com · bls.gov · resume-builder.com2023
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