In 2023, an estimated ** percent of the U.S. workforce did some form of freelance work. While a slight decrease from 2022, the number has seen an upward trend since 2014, when ** percent of the workforce had done some freelancing. The estimated number of freelance workers in the United States can be accessed here.
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Upwork. (December 13, 2023). Share of workers who are freelancers in the United States from 2014 to 2023 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 20, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1387737/share-of-people-freelancing-us/
Upwork. "Share of workers who are freelancers in the United States from 2014 to 2023." Chart. December 13, 2023. Statista. Accessed July 20, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1387737/share-of-people-freelancing-us/
Upwork. (2023). Share of workers who are freelancers in the United States from 2014 to 2023. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 20, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1387737/share-of-people-freelancing-us/
Upwork. "Share of Workers Who Are Freelancers in The United States from 2014 to 2023." Statista, Statista Inc., 13 Dec 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1387737/share-of-people-freelancing-us/
Upwork, Share of workers who are freelancers in the United States from 2014 to 2023 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1387737/share-of-people-freelancing-us/ (last visited July 20, 2025)
Share of workers who are freelancers in the United States from 2014 to 2023 [Graph], Upwork, December 13, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1387737/share-of-people-freelancing-us/
