Freelancing is the Future

FREELANCING IS THE FUTURE The ol' 9-to-5 job model is quickly losing its luster for people who feel empowered to manage their careers on their own terms. BY THE NUMBERS: THE AMERICAN WORKFORCE 53 34% MILLION The percentage of the national workforce currently engaging in freelancing FREELANCING The number of independent & contingent workers in the U.S. workforce $715 77% Percentage of freelancers that say they make the same or more money than they did before they started freelancing work BILLION The estimated economic contribution from freelanced work FREELANCING 33% Percentage of Americans that have considered quitting their jobs to pursue freelance work "Earn Extra 42% Money" and "Flexible Work Schedule" - The FREELANCING top answers for why workers pursue a career in freelancing 2$ The percentage of freelancers that have worked on an online freelance project 38% FREELANCING Percentage of Millennials currently freelancing WHO MAKES UP THE 53 MILLION FREELANCERS? 5% Freelance business owners 10% 58% Temporary, part-time workers Independent contractors e)27% Moonlighters TOTAL U.S. SELF-EMPLOYED BY OCCUPATION (2013) Total Self-Employed % of Total Workforce PERSONAL CARE BUILDING & GROUNDS CLEANING CONSTRUCTION SALES & COSMETICS 1,511,354 1,260,051 1,255,302 1,023,038 14.9% 12.4% 12.4% 10.1% INSTALLATION, MAINTENANCE, REPAIR HEALTHCARE PRACTITIONERS ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT LEGAL 689,945 354,917 262,833 224,258 6.8% 3.5% 2.6% 2.2% COMPUTER & FOOD PREPARATION & EDUCATION HEALTHCARE SUPPORT MATHEMATICAL FOOD SERVICE 208,360 139,437 115,831 90,789 2.1% 1.4% 1.1% 0.9% FARMING, FISHING, FORESTRY IITECTURE & ENGINEERING 84,974 60,228 0.8% 0.6% Brought to you by Field Nation | fieldnation.com FIELD NATION SOURCES: http://qz.com/65279/40-of-americas-workforce-will-be-freelancers-by-2020/ http://http-download.intuit.com/http.intuit/CMO/intuit/futureofsmallbusiness/intuit_2020_report.pdf http://benrmatthews.com/2014/09/freelance-statistics-2014/ https://fu-web-storage-prod.s3.amazonaws.com/content/filer_public/c2/06/c2065a8a-7f00-46db-915a-2122965df 7d9/fu_freelancinginamericareport_v3-rgb.pdf http://www.citylab.com/work/2013/02/geography-americas-freelance-economy/4118/