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> kicked out from their former position and are now forced to take work that normally would have been done by salaried employees. Based on what data?

by anindha 10y ago

jahewson 10y ago
The article. > Among respondents, 63% said they were freelancing voluntarily So 37% have been forced into freelancing. That's a large chunk.
- jjnoakes 10y ago
  Where in the article is that quote? The one I see is slightly different (in important ways), and in addition to that ,the 37% unaccounted for in that statistic may be "no response" or something other than "I was forced into it because I lost my job and had to take a job that normally would have been done by a salaried employee".
  - noobermin 10y ago
    Top of the second page. They don't identify the 37%. The interesting thing they cite is that that percentage has moved up from 53% in 2014 representing a growth of willing free lancers.
- noobermin 10y ago
  >For part-time freelancers, it is to make additional income. Those surveyed tend to be happy with their work, with 79% saying freelancing is better than a traditional job. I'm getting the feeling there is some selective quoting going on here. I understand that the source is biased, but at least they have statistics. EDIT: Okay, see my comment below, there is a link to the actual slides. Slide 14 says 37% do it by neccesity, but yes, 79% feel it is better than traditional work. Also see slide 15, describes how people feel about their work.
- anindha 10y ago
  > So 37% have been forced into freelancing. That's a large chunk. I don't think it is clear enough to infer that. Forced into it doesn't mean they would prefer a full-time job. It might be they live in a city without those type of roles. They might need to take care of children or another family member. They might be studying part-time.
vadym909 10y ago
There's no data on this because no company discloses how many contract workers they use. The DOLabor last studied this in 2005. The best data is from the software companies that manage these programs for Fortune 1000 companies and they say it is 35% -distributed among agency temps, ICs, consulting companies and part time. The report is behind a signup requiring business email http://www.fieldglass.com/resources/reports/2015_2016_state_contingent_workforce_management_report http://www.fieldglass.com/resources/reports/2015_2016_state_...
- dredmorbius 10y ago
  I'd think income tax returns data should be some indication of this. 1099 vs. 1040 income.

> kicked out from their former position and are now forced to take work that normally would have been done by salaried employees. Based on what data?

by anindha 10y ago

> kicked out from their former position and are now forced to take work that normally would have been done by salaried employees. Based on what data?

jahewson 10y ago

The article. > Among respondents, 63% said they were freelancing voluntarily So 37% have been forced into freelancing. That's a large chunk.

jjnoakes 10y ago
Where in the article is that quote? The one I see is slightly different (in important ways), and in addition to that ,the 37% unaccounted for in that statistic may be "no response" or something other than "I was forced into it because I lost my job and had to take a job that normally would have been done by a salaried employee".
- noobermin 10y ago
  Top of the second page. They don't identify the 37%. The interesting thing they cite is that that percentage has moved up from 53% in 2014 representing a growth of willing free lancers.
noobermin 10y ago
>For part-time freelancers, it is to make additional income. Those surveyed tend to be happy with their work, with 79% saying freelancing is better than a traditional job. I'm getting the feeling there is some selective quoting going on here. I understand that the source is biased, but at least they have statistics. EDIT: Okay, see my comment below, there is a link to the actual slides. Slide 14 says 37% do it by neccesity, but yes, 79% feel it is better than traditional work. Also see slide 15, describes how people feel about their work.
anindha 10y ago
> So 37% have been forced into freelancing. That's a large chunk. I don't think it is clear enough to infer that. Forced into it doesn't mean they would prefer a full-time job. It might be they live in a city without those type of roles. They might need to take care of children or another family member. They might be studying part-time.

vadym909 10y ago

There's no data on this because no company discloses how many contract workers they use. The DOLabor last studied this in 2005. The best data is from the software companies that manage these programs for Fortune 1000 companies and they say it is 35% -distributed among agency temps, ICs, consulting companies and part time. The report is behind a signup requiring business email http://www.fieldglass.com/resources/reports/2015_2016_state_contingent_workforce_management_report http://www.fieldglass.com/resources/reports/2015_2016_state_...

dredmorbius 10y ago
I'd think income tax returns data should be some indication of this. 1099 vs. 1040 income.