More Americans are doing their jobs remotely, a survey has found.

More U.S. employees are working remotely, and they’re doing so for longer periods, according to a Gallup survey released Wednesday.

Last year, 43 percent of employed Americans said they spent at least some time working remotely, according to the survey of more than 15,000 adults.

That represents a 4 percentage point increase since 2012, a shift that meets the demands of many job seekers.

“Gallup consistently has found that flexible scheduling and work-from-home opportunities play a major role in an employee’s decision to take or leave a job,” the polling agency wrote in a report on those and other workplace findings.

“Employees are pushing companies to break down the long-established structures and policies that traditionally have influenced their workdays.”

Employees and some employers view the practice as broadly beneficial, arguing that remote workers are more productive and that the flexibility provided can help to close the gender gap.

Here’s a look at some of the report’s findings.

• Those who work remotely do so for longer periods:

It’s not just that more working Americans are working off-site; they’re doing so more often, too.

The share who said they spent a day or less a week working remotely shrank substantially between 2012 and 2016, falling to 25 percent from 34 percent.

• Not all industries embrace remote work:

Though widespread, the shift toward remote work is not universal.

Remote work was less common last year than in 2012 for Americans employed in the fields of community and social services; science, engineering, and architecture; and education, training and library.

Most industries, however, embrace the idea — none more rapidly than the finance, insurance and real estate industries.

• The remote working sweet spot:

In 2012, the workers who felt most engaged while working remotely were those who spent the least amount of time offsite. By 2016, that was no longer true.

Workers who spend none or all of their time out of the office reported feeling equally engaged last year.