There are more than 53 million freelancers workers in the US, making up 34% of the national workforce according to a Freelancers Union report. Freelancers log more than one billion work hours per week and bring an estimated $715 billion in earnings into the US economy. Twice as many freelancers have seen an increase in demand for work in the past year as those who have seen a decrease says finds the report, and 77% say their best freelancing days are ahead of them. Freelancing has become a reality of our modern economies. European freelance numbers have increased by 45% since 2013, making them the fastest growing group in the EU labour market according to Future Working: The Rise of Europe’s Independent Professionals. In the UK, the self-employed sector now accounts for nearly 15% of the total workforce. These numbers are growing rapidly around the work, underlined by the WorkMarket Workforce Productivity Report, which found […]