自由职业者工作平台Upwork：即使受到新冠疫情的打击，自由职业者数量依旧保持稳定
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发布时间: 2020-09-16
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近日，据自由职业者工作平台Upwork 发布的一项新研究《自由职业者前瞻2020》显示，自新冠疫情爆发以来，美国的自由职业者人数一直保持稳定。
近日，据自由职业者工作平台Upwork 发布的一项新研究《自由职业者前瞻2020》显示，自新冠疫情爆发以来，美国的自由职业者人数一直保持稳定。 该报告的一项调查发现，在过去12个月中，有36％（5,900万）的美国劳动力是自由职业者。相比之下，2019年的自由职业者占美国劳动力的35％，即5,700万员工。 报告还发现，自疫情爆发以来，有12％的美国员工开始从事自由职业。对于开始自由职业的原因，有54％的受访者认为是工作必要，而75％的受访者则是为了保持财务稳定。 该研究显示，当前，一些自由职业者已经停止了他们的独立工作。调查发现，自新冠疫情爆发以来，有28％的自由职业者已经暂停了他们的自由职业。他们通常在受封锁限制影响的地区工作，并且从事的工作无法远程完成。调查还发现，有34％的自由职业者在新冠疫情爆发后开始从事自由职业。新的自由职业者倾向于在金融和商业运营以及计算机和数学领域开展更多工作。 该报告称，自由职业者市场的营收为1.2万亿美元。自由职业者的时薪中位数为20美元；如果只统计技术娴熟的自由职业者，时薪中位数为25美元。 另外，在过去一年中，年龄在18至22岁的Z世代人群中有一半是自由职业者。其中，三分之一以上是在新冠疫情爆发后开始从事自由职业的。 NUMBER OF FREELANCERS HOLDS STEADY EVEN AS COVID-19 HIT: UPWORK SURVEY (Sept.16, 2020, /staffingindustry.com/)The number of US freelancers held steady since the start of Covid-19, according to a new study, “Freelance Forward: 2020,” released today by online staffing platform Upwork Inc. (NASDAQ: UPWK). A survey for the report found 36% of the US workforce, or 59 million Americans, freelanced over the last 12 months. That compares to 35% of the workforce, or 57 million workers, in 2019. It also found that 12% of US workers began freelancing since the start of the pandemic. As reasons for beginning to freelance, 54% of those workers cited necessity and 75% cited the need for financial stability. Some freelancers stopped their independent work, according to the study. It found 28% of freelancers have paused their freelancing since the Covid-19 pandemic began. They were typically working in areas impacted by social distancing and were in work that was not done remotely. The survey also found that 34% of freelancers began working freelance after Covid-19 hit. New freelancers tended to operate more in the finance and business operations and in computers and math. Earnings from freelancing was $1.2 trillion, according to the report. The median hourly rate for freelancers was $20; looking at just skilled freelancers, the median hourly rate was $25. Another finding: Half of Gen Z adults, those ages 18 to 22, have freelanced in the past year. Of those, more than a third started after the onset of Covid-19.
