As Louis Hyman, Associate Professor and Director of the Institute for Workplace Studies at Cornell University School of Industrial and Labor Relations, said in a press release about the survey:
It’s By Choice
Another interesting reveal from the online survey, which covered over 6,000 U.S. working adults older than the age of 18 between July 2016 and August 2016: Freelancers are increasingly choosing their vocation, rather than picking it as a last resort. Here are the facts:
It’s Driven by the Tech
Naturally, a freelance gig site like Upwork would want to highlight this finding. Online work and technology advancements are on the rise, too:
