The future of independent employment is bright
There is "a very broad spectrum of tasks that classify as freelancing," compared with regular employment, according to Upwork. "Freelance job might range from selling things online a few times a year to delivering groceries a few times a month to working as a full-time programmer or accountant." The report also showed that 59 million Americans completed freelance work in the last 12 months, representing 36 percent -or more than one-third-of the overall U.S. employment. The percentage of non-temporary freelancers climbed from 33.8 percent to 35 percent from 2020 to 2021, according to the research. More highly educated, highly skilled employees are freelancing One of the intriguing results is that freelancing is expanding among highly educated professionals. Some 51 percent of post-grad professionals undertook freelancing work, up 6 percent since 2020, while the number of high school grads or less freelancing has decreased from 37 percent in 2020 to 31 percent this