U.S. workers are getting scooped up by international companies hiring remote roles, per CNBC, with the number of American workers hired by international companies grew 62% last year.
According to Deel's State of Global Hiring Report, the count of American workers recruited by international firms surged by 62% last year. The report, which draws insights from 300,000 contracts between Deel clients and workers, covering both contractors and full-time employees, reveals that approximately 85% of these contracts are for remote positions.
Most commonly, American workers are sought after by companies based in the U.K., Canada, France, Singapore, and Australia.
Deel CEO Alex Bouaziz observes a connection between the rise in U.S. workers seeking remote positions abroad and the reduction of remote job opportunities domestically. He notes instances where individuals are leaving roles with in-office requirements to pursue remote work, with Deel benefiting from acquiring talent from such scenarios: "A couple of our competitors did that, and we hired their best people. So I welcome them to keep doing it."
The trend of remote work saw a decline post-spring 2020, when over 60% of working days were conducted from home, as per data from WFH Research, a project focused on scholarly data collection. By 2023, this figure had decreased to around 25%, significan
