U.S. office workers are back at their offices roughly 50% of the time, according to data by Kastle, and that has been the case since the beginning of 2023, suggesting an emerging plateau for office occupancy.
Kastle’s Back to Work Barometer came in at a national average of 49.8% for June 21, up slightly from the week before, but down slightly from the week before that. Kastle calculates office usage in 10 major metros nationwide.
After the seasonal drop in usage in late 2022, the national average has hewed fairly close to 50%, which is more than last year, when it slowly rose from about…