This statistic illustrates the distribution of contingent workers in the United States in 2017, by education level and employment. In that year, 38.9 percent of independent contractors had a Bachelor's degree or higher, compared to 9.7 percent of independent contractors who had less than a high school diploma.
Distribution of contingent workers in the U.S. in 2017, by education and employment*
Characteristic
Less than a high school diploma
High school graduate, no college
Some college or associate degree
Bachelor's degree and higher
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Bureau of Labor Statistics. (June 7, 2018). Distribution of contingent workers in the U.S. in 2017, by education and employment* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 18, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/918814/gig-economy-distribution-contingent-workers-education-employment-us/
Bureau of Labor Statistics. "Distribution of contingent workers in the U.S. in 2017, by education and employment*." Chart. June 7, 2018. Statista. Accessed June 18, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/918814/gig-economy-distribution-contingent-workers-education-employment-us/
Bureau of Labor Statistics. (2018). Distribution of contingent workers in the U.S. in 2017, by education and employment*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 18, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/918814/gig-economy-distribution-contingent-workers-education-employment-us/
Bureau of Labor Statistics. "Distribution of Contingent Workers in The U.S. in 2017, by Education and Employment*." Statista, Statista Inc., 7 Jun 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/918814/gig-economy-distribution-contingent-workers-education-employment-us/
Bureau of Labor Statistics, Distribution of contingent workers in the U.S. in 2017, by education and employment* Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/918814/gig-economy-distribution-contingent-workers-education-employment-us/ (last visited June 18, 2024)
Distribution of contingent workers in the U.S. in 2017, by education and employment* [Graph], Bureau of Labor Statistics, June 7, 2018. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/918814/gig-economy-distribution-contingent-workers-education-employment-us/