A global pandemic reshaped the world of work. No one could predict that COVID-19 would dramatically accelerate a shift to remote and hybrid work and alter geographic patterns. In 2017, commissioners observed that inequality between the richest cities and other areas was increasing and that fewer workers were relocating across long distances. When the pandemic hit, remote work upended those trends: 'It changes how we work, it changes how we talk, it changes where people live,' said Derek Thompson , staff writer at The Atlantic .

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