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Table 6. Percent distribution of wage and salary workers who requested a change to help do their job better by type of change requested and outcome of request, July 2024

Table 6. Percent distribution of wage and salary workers who requested a change to help do their job better by type of change requested and outcome of request, July 2024 [Percent distribution]
Type of change requested Wage and salary workers who requested a change to do their job better(1)(in thousands) Percent distribution
Total Request was fully granted Request was partially granted Request was not granted

Schedule

 2,609 100.0 70.1 21.9 7.5

Work tasks

 1,412 100.0 66.0 23.3 10.3

Training to learn new job skills

 550 100.0 61.0 27.6 9.4

Working from home (also known as telework)

 802 100.0 69.2 21.6 9.2

Increased accessibility to workplace or building facilities

 147 100.0 59.1 28.2 12.7

Getting new or modified equipment

 1,477 100.0 67.8 17.3 14.0

Arranging special transportation

 73 - - - -

Other changes

 647 100.0 49.4 22.3 26.9

Footnotes
(1) Some workers requested more than one change.

NOTE: Data refer to employed wage and salary workers ages 16 to 75. Percents may not sum to 100 because the total includes a relatively small number of people who did not respond to the question. Dash indicates no data or data that do not meet publication criteria (values not shown where base is less than 75,000).
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Last Modified Date: September 30, 2025