With employees being asked to return to the office despite not all workers being ready to give up the remote lifestyle, the business software website TodayTesting has released its report on 2022's States & Cities Most Interested in Remote Work, with mapped data, charts, and expert commentary provided. 

TodayTesting worked together with a data science consulting firm to analyze and compare changes in interest in remote work across all 50 states and many major metropolitan areas across the US, looking at Google search trends and publicly available data. 

Notable Findings:

• North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Tennessee, Florida, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Virginia, and Arizona showed the largest increase in interest in remote work before and after COVID

• Montana, North Dakota, Connecticut, Hawaii, Iowa, Oregon, Minnesota, Idaho, Vermont, and Louisiana showed the least increase in interest in remote work before and after COVID

• Google search interest in remote work has skyrocketed in the last year in particular

• States with lower cost of living were more likely to have increased interest in finding remote jobs

You can view the entire report, along with mapped data, charts, and tables to use in coverage here: https://todaytesting.com/remote-work-map/