This is a bit exaggerated. As the results deck [1] shows, fully 25% (13.5 million) of those listed as Freelancers are, in fact, Moonlighters. Moonlighters are e

This is a bit exaggerated. As the results deck [1] shows, fully 25% (13.5 million) of those listed as Freelancers are, in fact, Moonlighters. Moonlighters are explicitly described as having stable, full-time employment in addition to their freelancing gig(s). It also lists another 28% (15.2 million) as people with a traditional job who then additionally gain income from sources like Uber. What this adds up to is over 50% of those surveyed do not rely on freelance work for all of their income. In fact, it is likely that freelance income only accounts for a minority fraction of the income earned by half the respondents. 1. http://www.slideshare.net/upwork/freelancing-in-america-2016/1 http://www.slideshare.net/upwork/freelancing-in-america-2016... (slide 10)