In 2023, an estimated 38 percent of the U.S. workforce did some form of freelance work. While a slight decrease from 2022, the number has seen an upward trend since 2014, when 34 percent of the workforce had done some freelancing. The estimated number of freelance workers in the United States can be accessed here.
Share of workers who are freelancers in the United States from 2014 to 2023
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Upwork. (December 13, 2023). Share of workers who are freelancers in the United States from 2014 to 2023 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved October 31, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1387737/share-of-people-freelancing-us/
Upwork. "Share of workers who are freelancers in the United States from 2014 to 2023." Chart. December 13, 2023. Statista. Accessed October 31, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1387737/share-of-people-freelancing-us/
Upwork. (2023). Share of workers who are freelancers in the United States from 2014 to 2023. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: October 31, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1387737/share-of-people-freelancing-us/
Upwork. "Share of Workers Who Are Freelancers in The United States from 2014 to 2023." Statista, Statista Inc., 13 Dec 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1387737/share-of-people-freelancing-us/
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Share of workers who are freelancers in the United States from 2014 to 2023 [Graph], Upwork, December 13, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1387737/share-of-people-freelancing-us/