76% of American workers say they'd look for a new job if forced to work fully in person, survey finds

A growing number of workers are primed to leave their jobs if their companies require them to return to office, a new report found.

According to FlexJobs’ 2025 State of the Workforce Report, 76% of American workers said they would look for a new job if they were no longer allowed to work remotely, based on a survey of 3,000 professionals in the U.S.

That’s a nearly 20% increase from last year’s report, in which 57% of workers said that they would “absolutely” look for another job if they couldn’t continue to work remotely.

And of those looking for jobs, 85% said remote work is the number one factor motivating them to apply for a job, even above salary and benefits and work-life balance.

It’s unsurprising that remote work has remained popular among American professionals, according to FlexJobs career expert Toni Frana: It offers benefits like “greater work-life balance, more flexibility and even cost savings,” she says.