- 57 million Americans, or 35% of the U.S. workforce, freelanced in the past year. The share of full-time freelancers has increased from 17% in 2014 to 28% in 2019.
- The most common type of freelance work is providing skilled services like programming, marketing, and consulting.
- 60% of freelancers started freelancing by choice rather than necessity, and for the first time as many see it as a long-term career rather than temporary work.