Mobile workers to make 60% of total US workforce by 2024, says IDC

The US mobile worker population will grow at a steady rate over the next four years, increasing from 78.5 million in 2020 to 93.5 million mobile workers in 2024, accounting for nearly 60 per cent of the total workforce, a new IDC report said on Tuesday.

Mobile workers are those who are enabled with mobile devices (smartphones, tablets) by their company to complete their assigned tasks and workflows.

The mobile worker population is segmented into two core categories: information mobile workers and frontline mobile workers.

“COVID-19’s disruption of the US labour force has had a dramatic impact on how large businesses operate and will continue to shape how and where people work in the months to come,” said Bryan Bassett, senior research analyst with IDC.