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SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Upwork (Nasdaq: UPWK), the world’s work marketplace that connects businesses with independent talent, today released the results of “Freelance Forward: 2022,” the most ...

A new report from Upwork finds that freelancers contributed $1.35 trillion in annual earnings to the U.S. economy in 2022, up $50 billion the previous year. Some 60 million Americans performed ...

You're currently following this author! Want to unfollow? Unsubscribe via the link in your email. A record number of Americans are opting for something other than the traditional 9-to-5 office job.

One-third of British employees believe they could make more money working for themselves, and 39% have considered becoming a freelancer, according to a survey by IPSE. As the CEO of a platform that ...

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Freelancing is on the rise, and it shows no signs of slowing. Some 60 million U.S. residents identify as contract, freelance, temporary or gig workers, and by 2027, freelancers are expected to become ...

Anya Lichtenstein was burned out. She'd spent nearly 10 years as a 9-to-5 employee, feeling like nothing more than a number on a spreadsheet in the corporate workforce, she said. In October 2021, the ...

The impact of the employment paradigm shift that has taken place over the past few years likely will last well beyond the end of the pandemic. "The unprecedented global shift to remote work created by ...

Biden’s Labor Department continues to wage their war on independent contracting. Why? They have a short window left before the midterms to make every American worker a unionized employee. Biden Admin ...

The COVID-19 pandemic has created more opportunities for remote, self-directed and freelance work than ever. Today, around 10 million Americans say they're working for themselves in some capacity. The ...

There may be years when you have to drum up your own work — and create your own retirement plan. By Margie Zable Fisher Cecile Corral had been feeling optimistic about her retirement savings. For a ...