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* Contract-to-hire roles rose from 46k to 56k during the quarter.
* Contract-to-hire roles rose from 46k to 56k during the quarter.
* Jobs from clients that have 10+ hires have been growing steadily between January 21 to April 1 (growth of 13%) indicating that the industry may be picking up.
* Jobs from clients that have 10+ hires have been growing steadily between January 21 to April 1 (growth of 13%) indicating that the industry may be picking up.
== Other Insights ==
* There is a pullback on tech freelance jobs. Freelancer.com Q1 2023 report indicates that Software development jobs declined by  34.4% Q/Q to 1,311 from 2,001.Similarly, Programming jobs declined by 20.9% Q/Q to 4,665<ref>https://s3.amazonaws.com/press.freelancer.com/Freelancer%20Fast%2050%20Q1%202023%20Index%20-%20Freelance%20Creative%20Jobs%20Thrive%20Despite%20AI%20Surge.pdf</ref>.
* Impact of AI on the industry seems to be a tailwind at the moment<ref>https://s3.amazonaws.com/press.freelancer.com/Freelancer%20Fast%2050%20Q1%202023%20Index%20-%20Freelance%20Creative%20Jobs%20Thrive%20Despite%20AI%20Surge.pdf</ref>.
* There is a pullback on remote hiring<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SbNq0VY9EKc</ref>.
* There is an uptick in new business formations in U. S. New business formations increased 4.5% M/M in March to 451,752<ref>https://www.census.gov/econ/bfs/current/index.html</ref>.


== Analysts Commentaries ==
== Analysts Commentaries ==