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== Freelance Demand ==
== Freelance Demand ==
==== Upwork Survey 2022 ====
More than 1,000 U.S. hiring managers were surveyed through a third-party, independent online sample between April 25, 2022 through May 10, 2022.<ref>https://www.upwork.com/research/future-workforce-report-2022</ref>
* Use of skilled independent professionals poised to accelerate: Nearly 60% of hiring managers who engage independent talent say they plan to increasingly rely on freelancers over the next six months (58%) and over the next two years (66%).
* Freelancers help businesses solve the talent shortage: Nearly 80% of hiring managers who engage skilled freelancers say they are confident (78%) in their ability to find the talent they need, compared to just 63% of those who don’t engage freelancers.
* Organizations that work with independent talent are more confident about withstanding turmoil: Among those hiring managers who use freelancers, 84% say they are confident in their company’s ability to respond to disruption, compared to 69% of those who do not use freelancers.
* 85% say that working with independent professionals allows them to access talent with specialized skills or expertise.
* 79% of businesses agree that working with independent talent enables their business to be more innovative.


==== Fiverr Survey 2022 ====
==== Fiverr Survey 2022 ====