by admin | Jul 16, 2015 | Baby Boomer, Diversity in Workforce, Freelance Workforce, Future of Work, Generation X, Generation Y
Freelancers Union and Elance-oDesk took a self-proclaimed deep dive into how Americans are putting together their work-lives. The resulting report, Freelancing in America: A National Survey of the New Workforce, spells out the fact that one of the four major United...
by admin | Jul 2, 2015 | Future of Work, Leadership Development
The future of work will look very different than its stale, pale and male past. In fact, the very fabric of the United States Workforce is already changing profoundly. To paint a picture of the changes taking place, *Upwork sponsored a series of stories dedicated to...
by admin | May 28, 2015 | Freelance Workforce, Future of Work, Management Tips
There are more freelance workers in America than the total combined populations of 25 states. Making up 34% of the U.S. workforce, freelancers’ economic impact is significant and growing. In preparation for the continual transformation of nine-to-fivers into...
by admin | Apr 23, 2015 | Future of Work, Women in Workforce
The U.S. workforce is facing a seismic shift within the next decade with four major trends are headed our way. To start, 40 percent of Americans will be leaving the workforce as Baby Boomers retire, the old minority is becoming the new majority, and temporary workers...
by admin | Feb 12, 2015 | Employee Engagement, Freelance Workforce, Future of Work, Management Tips, Managing Difficult Employees
The US freelance workforce is currently 53 million strong, and growing fast. In fact, right now freelancers make up 34% of our national workforce. Sarah Harowitz, executive director of Freelancers Union says, “This is an economic shift on par with the industrial...
