During a 2020 survey, 33 percent of full-time independent workers in the United States reported that they would prefer a traditional job to their independent work. This is compared to 34 percent of respondents in 2012.
Share of full-time independent workers who would prefer a traditional job in the U.S. from 2012 to 2020
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MBO Partners. (December 11, 2020). Share of full-time independent workers who would prefer a traditional job in the U.S. from 2012 to 2020 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved February 19, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/917958/gig-economy-share-full-time-workers-prefer-traditional-job-us/
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MBO Partners. (2020). Share of full-time independent workers who would prefer a traditional job in the U.S. from 2012 to 2020. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: February 19, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/917958/gig-economy-share-full-time-workers-prefer-traditional-job-us/
MBO Partners. "Share of Full-time Independent Workers Who Would Prefer a Traditional Job in The U.S. from 2012 to 2020." Statista, Statista Inc., 11 Dec 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/917958/gig-economy-share-full-time-workers-prefer-traditional-job-us/
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Share of full-time independent workers who would prefer a traditional job in the U.S. from 2012 to 2020 [Graph], MBO Partners, December 11, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/917958/gig-economy-share-full-time-workers-prefer-traditional-job-us/
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