In 2022, freelancers reported higher overall job satisfaction than non-freelance workers. 77 percent of freelancers said they were satisfied with their job compared to 70 percent of non-freelancers. Non-freelancers exprressed the lowest satisfaction with their control of working conditions, and freedom to do work that suits them. The estimated number of freelance workers in the United States can be accessed here.
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Upwork. (May 30, 2023). Work satisfaction of freelance workers compared to non-freelance workers in the United States in 2022, by area of work [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 25, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1387747/freelance-workers-satisfaction-us/
Upwork. "Work satisfaction of freelance workers compared to non-freelance workers in the United States in 2022, by area of work." Chart. May 30, 2023. Statista. Accessed August 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1387747/freelance-workers-satisfaction-us/
Upwork. (2023). Work satisfaction of freelance workers compared to non-freelance workers in the United States in 2022, by area of work. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1387747/freelance-workers-satisfaction-us/
Upwork. "Work Satisfaction of Freelance Workers Compared to Non-freelance Workers in The United States in 2022, by Area of Work." Statista, Statista Inc., 30 May 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1387747/freelance-workers-satisfaction-us/
Upwork, Work satisfaction of freelance workers compared to non-freelance workers in the United States in 2022, by area of work Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1387747/freelance-workers-satisfaction-us/ (last visited August 25, 2024)
Work satisfaction of freelance workers compared to non-freelance workers in the United States in 2022, by area of work [Graph], Upwork, May 30, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1387747/freelance-workers-satisfaction-us/