FREELANCING IN AMERICA 2019

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“Freelancing in America” (FIA) is the most comprehensive study of the independent workforce. Commissioned by Upwork and Freelancers Union, this study analyzes the size and impact of the freelance economy, as well as the motivations and challenges of this way of working. This year 53 percent of Gen Z workers freelanced—the highest independent workforce participation of any age bracket since FIA’s launch in 2014.

U P W O R K . C O M / I / F R E E L A N C I N G - I N - A M E R I C A
57 million Americans
freelanced this year
2014
53
million
2019
57
million
+4 million
Freelancing income is
nearly $1T
Tech is enabling
freelancing
78%
of freelancers
agree that soft
skills are at least
equally as
important as
technical skills
to succeed in
their work
89%
of freelancers wish
education better
prepared them for
freelance work
Younger generations are
more likely to freelance
% of workers in each age group that freelance
on par with major industries
Freelancers interested in moving somewhere other
than a large city, if opportunities were the same
*Of freelancers who believe the freelance job
market has changed within the last 3 years
*Of freelancers who believe the freelance job
market has changed within the last 3 years
Gen X
31%
Baby
Boomers
29%
Millennial
40%
Gen Z
53%
Education needs
to adapt
Soft skills matter Top professionals
freelance
Freelancing opens up
opportunities
Freelancing gives
ﬂexibility
# of Americans who freelanced
“Freelancing in America” (FIA) is the most
comprehensive study of the independent
workforce. Commissioned by Upwork and
Freelancers Union, this study analyzes
the size and impact of the freelance
economy, as well as the motivations and
challenges of this way of working. This
year 53 percent of Gen Z workers
freelanced—the highest independent
workforce participation of any age
bracket since FIA’s launch in 2014.
FREELANCING
IN AMERICA
2019
7 in 10
46%
of freelancers agree
that freelancing gives
them the ﬂexibility
they need because they
are unable to work for
a traditional employer
due to personal
circumstances
* 35% OF THE U.S.
WORKFORCE
77%
of freelancers say
technology has
made it easier to
ﬁnd freelance work*
64%
say that professionals
who are the top in their
industry are increasingly
choosing to work
independently*
Percent of GDP (Selected Industries)
Manufacturing
Professional, scientiﬁc, technical services
Information
Freelancing
Construction
Transportation and warehousing
Mining
11.4%
7.6%
5.5%
4.8%
4.1%
3.2%
1.6%

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Freelancing in America: 2019

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