BLS data: Relatively few employees continue to work remotely.

The percentage of employees working remotely has fallen to near pre-pandemic levels, according to data released in early April by the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Only about 28% of private-sector employers report they have employees who frequently or always telework, down from 40% at the height of the COVID crisis in the summer of 2021. Before the pandemic, about 23% of employers had employees who often or always worked remotely.

The latest BLS numbers: About 11% of employers' workforces are 100% remote, compared to 10% in 2021. Sixteen percent reported that some of the employees are working from home, compared to about 30% in 2021.

The statistics bely the perception that the pandemic led to a mass exodus from the workplace. In fact, relatively few Americans have...