In 2016, 56 percent of organizations in the United States said their main reason for using contingent workers was to complete projects requiring specific expertise or capabilities beyond their existing workforce. Contingent workers are employees who are not full-time, long-term contracted employees for an organization, but rather freelancers who work for only a short period of time.
What are the main reasons for your organization's use of contingent workers?
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EY. (November 10, 2016). What are the main reasons for your organization's use of contingent workers? [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 25, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1034407/gig-economy-main-reasons-organizations-use-contingent-workers-us/
EY. "What are the main reasons for your organization's use of contingent workers?." Chart. November 10, 2016. Statista. Accessed August 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1034407/gig-economy-main-reasons-organizations-use-contingent-workers-us/
EY. (2016). What are the main reasons for your organization's use of contingent workers?. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1034407/gig-economy-main-reasons-organizations-use-contingent-workers-us/
EY. "What Are The Main Reasons for Your Organization's Use of Contingent Workers?." Statista, Statista Inc., 10 Nov 2016, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1034407/gig-economy-main-reasons-organizations-use-contingent-workers-us/
EY, What are the main reasons for your organization's use of contingent workers? Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1034407/gig-economy-main-reasons-organizations-use-contingent-workers-us/ (last visited August 25, 2024)
What are the main reasons for your organization's use of contingent workers? [Graph], EY, November 10, 2016. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1034407/gig-economy-main-reasons-organizations-use-contingent-workers-us/