Occupancy by Day of Week

Office occupancy surged forward compared to the week prior, when winter weather made travel difficult in several eastern cities. Monday occupancy in New York City rose 49.3 points, to 55.0%. Tuesday occupancy in New York was up nearly 30 points, to 69.6%, and Wednesday rose more than 12 points to hit 71.9% in that city. Philadelphia (up on Monday 33.2 points, to 39.3%) and Washington DC (up Monday 19 points, to 50.6%) saw similar daily occupancy patterns, though with lessor increases. Across the whole 10 City Back to Work Barometer, occupancy was up more than 10 points on Monday (53.4%), up 3.9 points on Tuesday (65.6%), and 8 tenths on Wednesday (65.2%).