New Study Finds Freelance Economy Grew to 55 Million Americans This Year, 35% of Total U.S. Workforce

NEW YORK, NY and MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA — (Marketwired) — 10/06/16 –Largest Independent Workforce Survey — Commissioned by Upwork and Freelancers Union — Reveals New Insights Into Freelancing in AmericaKey Findings: Freelancers Earned an Estimated $1 Trillion This Year; Are a Highly Motivated Voter Bloc Eager to Support 2016 Candidates Who Speak to Their Issuesin partnership with Freelancers Union today released the results of "," the most comprehensive measure of the U.S. independent

Freelancers Union and Upwork Release New Study Revealing Insights Into the Almost 54 Million People Freelancing in America

Freelancers Union and Upwork Release New Study Revealing Insights Into the Almost 54 Million People Freelancing in America

NEW YORK, NY and SAN FRANCISCO, CA — (Marketwired) — 10/01/15 –2nd annual "Freelancing in America" study finds more people are freelancing by choice — 60% said they started more by choice, up 7 percentage points from last year50% of freelancers say they would not quit freelancing and take a traditional job with an employer — no matter how much it paidMore than one in three U.S. workers — 53.7 million Americans — are now freelancing, according to the second annual .The study, con