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57.3M people<br />
freelance<br />
The majority of<br />
workers will<br />
freelance by 2027<br />
NON-FREELANCER<br />
102.7M<br />
86.5M<br />
Millennials are<br />
leading the way<br />
47<br />
%<br />
Projected workforce size<br />
57.3M<br />
FREELANCER<br />
83.4M<br />
of Millennial workers<br />
freelance, more than<br />
any other generation<br />
2017 2027<br />
FREELANCING<br />
IN AMERICA<br />
2017<br />
Freelancers contribute an estimated<br />
More income<br />
sources are better<br />
Tech is enabling<br />
freelancing<br />
“Freelancing in America” is the most<br />
comprehensive study of the independent<br />
workforce. Commissioned by Freelancers<br />
Union and Upwork, and conducted by<br />
independent research firm Edelman<br />
Intelligence, this study analyzes the size<br />
of the growing freelance economy and<br />
provides insights into the major role<br />
freelancers play in the future of work. In<br />
fact, based on this year’s findings it is<br />
predicted that the majority of the U.S.<br />
workforce will be freelancers within a<br />
decade (by 2027).<br />
WWW.FREELANCERSUNION.ORG/FREELANCINGINAMERICA2017<br />
WWW.<strong>UP</strong>WORK.COM/I/FREELANCING-IN-AMERICA<br />
$1.4 Trillion<br />
annually in freelance earnings to<br />
our economy<br />
Don't call this<br />
the gig economy<br />
What freelancers<br />
prefer calling this<br />
economy<br />
%<br />
3<br />
%<br />
OTHER<br />
10<br />
%<br />
13<br />
49<br />
FREELANCE<br />
25<br />
ECONOMY<br />
GIG<br />
ECONOMY<br />
%<br />
%<br />
SHARING<br />
ECONOMY<br />
ON-DEMAND<br />
ECONOMY<br />
Freelancers think having<br />
diversified income is<br />
more secure than one<br />
employer (63% agree)<br />
Top drivers<br />
and barriers to<br />
freelancing<br />
DRIVERS<br />
Freedom<br />
Flexibility<br />
Earning extra<br />
money<br />
BARRIERS<br />
Freelancers<br />
average<br />
4.5<br />
clients<br />
per month<br />
Income<br />
predictability<br />
Finding work<br />
Benefits<br />
71<br />
%<br />
of freelancers say<br />
the amount of work<br />
they obtained online<br />
increased over the<br />
past year<br />
Freelancers<br />
are preparing for<br />
the future<br />
55 % months<br />
30 %<br />
FREELANCERS<br />
OTHERS<br />
.com<br />
% who reskilled<br />
within the last 6
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