This statistic shows the number of people working independently in the United States from 2017 to 2019, by frequency of independent work. In 2019, there were 15 million occasional independent workers in the United States, up from 12.9 million in 2017.
Number of people working independently in the U.S. from 2017 to 2019, by frequency
(in millions)
*Occasional independent workers are defined as people who work independently at least once a month. **Part-time independent workers are defined as people who regularly work 15 hours per week on an independent basis. ***Full-time independent workers are defined as people who regularly work over 15 hours per week on an independent basis.
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MBO Partners. (June 17, 2019). Number of people working independently in the U.S. from 2017 to 2019, by frequency (in millions) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 28, 2020, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/918285/gig-economy-number-people-working-independently-frequency-us/
MBO Partners. "Number of people working independently in the U.S. from 2017 to 2019, by frequency (in millions)." Chart. June 17, 2019. Statista. Accessed May 28, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/918285/gig-economy-number-people-working-independently-frequency-us/
MBO Partners. (2019). Number of people working independently in the U.S. from 2017 to 2019, by frequency (in millions). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 28, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/918285/gig-economy-number-people-working-independently-frequency-us/
MBO Partners. "Number of People Working Independently in The U.S. from 2017 to 2019, by Frequency (in Millions)." Statista, Statista Inc., 17 Jun 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/918285/gig-economy-number-people-working-independently-frequency-us/
MBO Partners, Number of people working independently in the U.S. from 2017 to 2019, by frequency (in millions) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/918285/gig-economy-number-people-working-independently-frequency-us/ (last visited May 28, 2020)
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