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* Customer service jobs declined by 1% m/m to an average of 3,083. | * Customer service jobs declined by 1% m/m to an average of 3,083. | ||
=== Number of connects === | === Number of connects === | ||
''Status: Increasing restrictions for freelancers to connect to clients. Points to large work supply/demand imbalance. Caused either by diminishing jobs or more freelancers or a combination of both.'' | |||
* The number of jobs with 2 or less connects declined by 54% m/m to an average of 9,387<ref>https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1HEX9PT_YXkz-eua9tR-FFx-s6gAr-7ZoTmbW8RbRqYE/edit?pli=1#gid=1524496488&range=A94:G108</ref>. | * The number of jobs with 2 or less connects declined by 54% m/m to an average of 9,387<ref>https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1HEX9PT_YXkz-eua9tR-FFx-s6gAr-7ZoTmbW8RbRqYE/edit?pli=1#gid=1524496488&range=A94:G108</ref>. | ||
* The number of jobs with 4 connects declined by 33% m/m to an average of 37,914. | * The number of jobs with 4 connects declined by 33% m/m to an average of 37,914. | ||
* | * The number of jobs with 6 connects declined by 53% m/m to an average of 24,194. | ||
* Connects are tokens used by freelancers to bid for jobs posted by clients. The amount is dynamically adjusted by Upwork. A Lower number encourages more engagement while a higher numbers restricts it<ref>https://community.upwork.com/t5/Freelancers/How-does-Upwork-determine-the-number-of-connects-required-to/m-p/872681#:~:text=Hi%20Signe%2C,isn%27t%20getting%20sufficient%20interest.</ref>. | * Connects are tokens used by freelancers to bid for jobs posted by clients. The amount is dynamically adjusted by Upwork. A Lower number encourages more engagement while a higher numbers restricts it<ref>https://community.upwork.com/t5/Freelancers/How-does-Upwork-determine-the-number-of-connects-required-to/m-p/872681#:~:text=Hi%20Signe%2C,isn%27t%20getting%20sufficient%20interest.</ref>. | ||
* The reason for the huge drop in the number of jobs requiring 2, 4 or 6 connects is because Upwork raised the maximum number of connects to 8 in March<ref>https://community.upwork.com/t5/Product-Release-Notes/Marketplace-Updates-Boosted-Proposals-and-Connects/ba-p/1269780#:~:text=2.%20We%E2%80%99ve%20reevaluated,submit%20a%20proposal</ref>. This probably shifted some jobs to the 8 connects category. Upwork seems to have also silently raised the maximum number of connects to 16 recently. Data provided by Upwork doesn't include the 8 connects category yet<ref>https://www.upwork.com/nx/jobs/search/?sort=recency&payment_verified=1</ref>. | * '''The reason for the huge drop in the number of jobs requiring 2, 4 or 6 connects is because Upwork raised the maximum number of connects to 8 in March<ref>https://community.upwork.com/t5/Product-Release-Notes/Marketplace-Updates-Boosted-Proposals-and-Connects/ba-p/1269780#:~:text=2.%20We%E2%80%99ve%20reevaluated,submit%20a%20proposal</ref>. This probably shifted some jobs to the 8 connects category. Upwork seems to have also silently raised the maximum number of connects to 16 recently. Data provided by Upwork doesn't include the 8 connects category yet<ref>https://www.upwork.com/nx/jobs/search/?sort=recency&payment_verified=1</ref>.''' | ||
=== Job posts by new clients === | === Job posts by new clients === | ||