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== Recent developments ==
== Recent developments ==


* Upwork's study reveals that  sales & business development (54%), data entry (47%), accounting (45%), and 3D animation (44%) are the most in-demand skills in 2023<ref>https://www.upwork.com/press/releases/upwork-unveils-most-in-demand-skills-for-independent-professionals-in-2023</ref>.
=== February 13, 2023, Upwork Expends to Support Full-Time Hiring<ref>https://investors.upwork.com/news-releases/news-release-details/upwork-expands-support-full-time-hiring-further-unlocking-worlds</ref> ===
* Upwork's study found that 60 million Americans performed freelance work in the past 12 months, representing 39% of the entire U.S. workforce(up from 36% in 2021)<ref>https://www.upwork.com/press/releases/freelance-forward-upwork-study-finds-60-million-americans-freelancing-in-2022</ref>.
Upwork has come up with end-to-end features aimed at facilitating finding, vetting, hiring, and paying full-time global talent.
* LinkedIn data indicates that US businesses are increasingly hiring contract workers as recession fears grow. Contract job positions posted on the platform between May and November 2022 rose by 26% compared to the same period in 2021<ref>https://www.ft.com/content/53329655-74b3-4820-a5f9-37ae39ad6d7d</ref>.
 
=== January 18, 2023, Upwork Unveils Most In-Demand Skills for Independent Professionals in 2023<ref>https://www.upwork.com/press/releases/upwork-unveils-most-in-demand-skills-for-independent-professionals-in-2023</ref> ===
* Upwork's study reveals that  sales & business development (54%), data entry (47%), accounting (45%), and 3D animation (44%) are the most in-demand skills in 2023.
 
=== December 13, 2022,  Upwork Study Finds 60 Million Americans Freelancing in 2022<ref>https://www.upwork.com/press/releases/freelance-forward-upwork-study-finds-60-million-americans-freelancing-in-2022</ref> ===
* Upwork's study found that 60 million Americans performed freelance work in the past 12 months, representing 39% of the entire U.S. workforce(up from 36% in 2021).
 
=== December 23, 2022, US Businesses Shift to Contract Workers<ref>https://www.ft.com/content/53329655-74b3-4820-a5f9-37ae39ad6d7d</ref> ===
* LinkedIn data indicates that US businesses are increasingly hiring contract workers as recession fears grow. Contract job positions posted on the platform between May and November 2022 rose by 26% compared to the same period in 2021.


== Competitor Expectations and Results ==
== Competitor Expectations and Results ==