Telework Annual Report 2014

Fiscal Year (FY) 2014 marks 17 years since the inception of the award-winning telework program. The USPTO has made monumental strides in telework – from 18 employees’ teleworking in 1997 to 9,650 in 2014. Telework successfully addresses challenges in heavy workloads, reduces patent backlog, minimizes commutes, and recruits and retains a highly-skilled workforce. It’s a fixture in the USPTO strategic plan. It’s an equation for success and inspiration for others. In FY 2014, 11,441 positions were eligible to telework (up by 7 percent from FY 2013) and 9,432 employees were working from home at least one day a week, translating to 75 percent of the USPTO workforce. This is an increase of nearly 1,097 teleworking employees from FY 2013. In addition, between FY 2013 and FY 2014, the percent of positions eligible to telework increased from 90.7 percent to 91.0 percent (+747 eligible positions agency-wide).

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The Impact of the Trump Labor Market on Historically Disadvantaged Americans

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The U.S. labor market is the strongest it has been in the last half century, as shown by economic data across various metrics. This is partly attributable to President Trump’s progrowth economic policies, the results of which are disproportionately benefiting Americans who were previously left behind. The Administration’s policies are boosting labor demand and lowering structural barriers to entering the labor market. This report provides evidence that this labor market has contributed to reduced inequality through an economic boom that is greatly benefiting historically disadvantaged groups. These groups are becoming more and more self-reliant through their economic activity, rather than remaining inactive in the labor market to qualify for means-tested government programs.

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