83%OF FREELANCERS THINK THE BEST

DAYS FOR FREELANCING ARE AHEAD

43% of freelance workers are millenials

78% of freelancers would recommend freelancing to friends and family

The majority of freelancers (60%) who left a traditional job earn more freelancing, with 3 in 4

earning more within the first year.

of the nation's nearly 54 million freelancers are likely to vote in 2016.

That’s more than the number of voters who swept Ronald Reagan or Bill Clinton into the White House!

86%

62%of freelancers are more likely to vote for a candidate who supports freelancers’ interests.

freelancers say they would not quit freelancing and take a traditional job with an employer -- no matter how much it paid

1 in 2

No. of FREELANCERS IN THE U.S. WORKFORCE

54MILLION

NEARLY

53MILLION

60% started freelancing

by choice

20152014(up from 53% last year)

+700,000

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