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There is a strong trend towards the geographic separation of work groups. People are successfully working together despite living and working in different places.
Grader A: hit
Distributed work was already common. In 2009, 24% of employed Americans did some or all of their work at home on days they worked. Distributed teams across sites and countries were routine in large firms and in open-source software.
Test: Share of US employed persons who worked at home on days worked: 24% in 2009 (BLS ATUS), above 20%.
Grader B: hit
By 2010, 24% of employed Americans did some or all of their work at home on days they worked. Distributed teams working through email, conference calls and web conferencing were common in knowledge industries by 2009. 'Strong trend' and 'successfully working together' are loose, but the direction and scale match.
Test: Mainstream test: 20% of workers work routinely away from co-workers. 2010 figure: 24% of employed persons did some or all work at home on days worked (BLS ATUS).