Houston and Austin experienced the greatest increases, rising more than 70 points to 74.8% and more than 50 points to 68.3%, respectively. Other significant changes included Chicago, up nearly 28 points to 70.4%, and Washington, D.C., up more than 10 points to 61.7%. The average low was on Friday at 36.7%, up 2.3 points from last week.
The weekly average occupancy hit a new post-pandemic high last week, increasing 6.5 points to 54.2%, according to the 10-city Back to Work Barometer. Houston reached its record high, rebounding more than 25 points after last week’s ice storm to 64.9%. Every tracked city experienced an increase, with San Jose, Washington, D.C., and Philadelphia also hitting record highs of 54.2%, 51.5% and 44%, respectively.
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